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What does chemistry study in terms of matter?
What does chemistry study in terms of matter?
- Physical properties of matter only
- Chemical reactions only
- Chemical elements and compounds made of atoms, molecules, and ions (correct)
- Biological properties of matter
What is chemistry?
What is chemistry?
- The study of medication development
- The study of plants and their growth
- The scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter (correct)
- The study of atmospheric ozone formation
In what way does chemistry relate to physics and biology?
In what way does chemistry relate to physics and biology?
- It has no relation to physics or biology
- It is a subset of biology
- It occupies an intermediate position between them (correct)
- It is a subset of physics
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
Why is chemistry sometimes called the central science?
What are some examples of fields that chemistry explains aspects of?
What are some examples of fields that chemistry explains aspects of?
Biology is not a natural science.
Biology is not a natural science.
All organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes.
All organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary information encoded in genes.
Energy processing is not important to life.
Energy processing is not important to life.
Evolution does not explain the unity and diversity of life.
Evolution does not explain the unity and diversity of life.
Biologists only study life at the molecular level.
Biologists only study life at the molecular level.