Characteristics of Organisms Quiz
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What is the term for the sum of chemical building up and breaking down in living organisms?

  • Irritability
  • Adaptation
  • Homeostasis
  • Metabolism (correct)
  • Which property is typical of all living organisms and refers to their ability to respond to stimuli?

  • Homeostasis
  • Adaptation
  • Special creation
  • Irritability (correct)
  • What theory proposes that life on Earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors present in outer space?

  • Spontaneous origin on Earth
  • Extraterrestrial origin (panspermia) (correct)
  • Adaptation
  • Special creation
  • What is the idea that organisms could form from non-living material called?

    <p>Spontaneous origin on Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the level of hierarchy where life starts, and it is considered the simplest entity that has all the properties of life?

    <p>Cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main contribution of Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden to the Cell Theory?

    <p>Identifying cells as the basic units of structure and function in organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist proposed the concept that all cells come from preexisting cells?

    <p>Rudolph Virchow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic does the virus possess that does not align with the Cell Theory?

    <p>Reliance on a host cell to reproduce</p> Signup and view all the answers

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