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What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
- Existence in harsh environments occupied only by extremophiles
- Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
- Presence in air, water, and soil
- Ability to replicate in host cells
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
- They are present in air, water, and soil
- They have the capacity for homeostasis
- They can exist in harsh environments
- They replicate only in host cells (correct)
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
- Self-organizing systems
- Four eternal elements (correct)
- Universal common ancestor
- Souls and embodiment of form and matter
What did Aristotle's hylomorphism assert about living things?
What did Aristotle's hylomorphism assert about living things?
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When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
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