Podcast
Questions and Answers
What caught Cristina's interest while scrolling through her social media feeds?
What caught Cristina's interest while scrolling through her social media feeds?
- The link to an article about weird animals (correct)
- The message from her cousin Samuel
- The paper she had due the next day
- The discovery of a new organ in the human body
What was unique about the pangolin, as mentioned in the text?
What was unique about the pangolin, as mentioned in the text?
- It walks on just its hind legs (correct)
- It is venomous
- It has a colorful fur coat
- It can fly long distances
What was the focus of the short video attached to the article sent by Cristina's cousin?
What was the focus of the short video attached to the article sent by Cristina's cousin?
- The peculiar behavior of the pangolin
- The discovery of a new species of animal
- The explanation of the mesentery organ (correct)
- The unique characteristics of some animals
What did Cristina remember to come back to before she began to read the article from her cousin?
What did Cristina remember to come back to before she began to read the article from her cousin?
What presented Cristina with two different biological questions?
What presented Cristina with two different biological questions?
What did Cristina have due the next day, as mentioned in the text?
What did Cristina have due the next day, as mentioned in the text?
What is the defining characteristic of biological life according to the text?
What is the defining characteristic of biological life according to the text?
Why are virologists excluded from biology, as mentioned in the text?
Why are virologists excluded from biology, as mentioned in the text?
What do biologists look for to define life?
What do biologists look for to define life?
What do all living organisms share, according to the text?
What do all living organisms share, according to the text?
What makes an organism 'alive' according to the text?
What makes an organism 'alive' according to the text?
Why are some scientists studying the early molecular evolution excluded from biology?
Why are some scientists studying the early molecular evolution excluded from biology?
Which characteristic do all living organisms share based on the text?
Which characteristic do all living organisms share based on the text?
What characteristic do organisms exhibit that serves to define life?
What characteristic do organisms exhibit that serves to define life?
What makes organisms highly organized structures according to the text?
What makes organisms highly organized structures according to the text?
What do biologists study when they consider the shared properties that make something 'alive'?
What do biologists study when they consider the shared properties that make something 'alive'?
