10 Questions
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
They replicate only in host cells
When did life originate?
At least 3.5 billion years ago
Who proposed the theory that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Aristotle
What initiated modern classification of living things?
Carl Linnaeus's system of binomial nomenclature in the 1740s
What is the result of molecular diffusion?
Gradual mixing of material leading to uniform distribution of molecules
What governs the process of molecular diffusion when concentrations are equal?
Self-diffusion originating from the random motion of the molecules
What is the result of molecular diffusion in a phase with uniform temperature and absent external net forces?
Complete mixing of the diffusion process
What is the function of temperature in the rate of molecular diffusion?
It affects the rate of movement of particles
How is molecular diffusion typically described mathematically?
Using Fick's laws of diffusion
Test your knowledge of the fundamental characteristics of living organisms with this quiz. Explore the concepts of homeostasis, metabolism, growth, and adaptation, and delve into philosophical definitions of living systems.
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