Essential Characteristics of Life Quiz
5 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

  • Capacity for self-organizing systems
  • Existence in air, water, and soil
  • Ability to replicate only in host cells
  • Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)

    • What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?

  • They exist in air, water, and soil
  • They replicate only in host cells (correct)
  • They have the capacity for self-organizing systems
  • They are composed of four eternal elements

    • Where does life exist all over the Earth?

  • In air, water, and soil (correct)
  • In self-organizing systems
  • In harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles
  • In host cells

    • According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?

    <p>Four eternal elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did life originate?

    <p>At least 3.5 billion years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser