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What quality distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
What quality distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
- Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
- Formation of ecosystems in the biosphere
- Existence in air, water, and soil
- Ability to replicate only in host cells
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
- They are composed of four eternal elements
- They form ecosystems in the biosphere
- They replicate only in host cells (correct)
- They exist in air, water, and soil
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
- Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
- Existence in air, water, and soil
- Ability to replicate only in host cells
- Four eternal elements (correct)
What theory proposed that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
What theory proposed that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?