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What is the primary focus of biology as a scientific field?
What is the primary focus of biology as a scientific field?
- Investigating the anatomy and physiology of organisms
- Studying the diversity of life on Earth (correct)
- Exploring the molecular biology of cells
- Understanding the scientific method
Which unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
Which unifying theme in biology explains the unity and diversity of life?
- Internal environment regulation
- Cellular organization
- Energy processing
- Evolution (correct)
What allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
What allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?
- Genetic heredity
- Internal environment regulation
- Energy processing (correct)
- Cellular organization
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
At what level of organization do biologists study the molecular biology of a cell?
What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?
What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and form conclusions about the world around them?
How long ago did life emerge on Earth according to the given text?
How long ago did life emerge on Earth according to the given text?
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to discoveries of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope, leading to discoveries of spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Which ancient Greek philosopher extensively contributed to the development of biological knowledge and explored biological causation and the diversity of life?
Which ancient Greek philosopher extensively contributed to the development of biological knowledge and explored biological causation and the diversity of life?
Who is known for beginning the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?
Who is known for beginning the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?
Which scholars of the medieval Islamic world wrote on botany and contributed to the study of biology?
Which scholars of the medieval Islamic world wrote on botany and contributed to the study of biology?
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
Who published a basic taxonomy for the natural world in 1735 and introduced scientific names for all his species?
Which naturalist combined the biogeographical approach of Humboldt with the uniformitarian geology of Ly?
Which naturalist combined the biogeographical approach of Humboldt with the uniformitarian geology of Ly?
Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Which individuals were able to reify the third tenet of cell theory, leading to its acceptance by most biologists by the 1860s?
Which individuals were able to reify the third tenet of cell theory, leading to its acceptance by most biologists by the 1860s?
Who opposed the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells, continuing to support spontaneous generation?
Who opposed the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells, continuing to support spontaneous generation?
