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What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
- They are too small to be seen with the naked eye
- They replicate only in host cells (correct)
- They have a simple structure
- They do not require energy to survive
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
- Ability to conduct electricity
- Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
- Ability to change color
- Ability to produce light
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
- Four eternal elements (correct)
- Two eternal elements
- Five temporary elements
- An infinite number of elements
What did Aristotle's hylomorphism assert about living things?
What did Aristotle's hylomorphism assert about living things?
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
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