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What is the unifying theme in biology that explains the unity and diversity of life?
What is the unifying theme in biology that explains the unity and diversity of life?
- Evolution (correct)
- Energy processing
- Cell structure
- Regulation of internal environments
What is the main component that stores hereditary information in organisms?
What is the main component that stores hereditary information in organisms?
- Cytoplasm
- Ribosomes
- Genes (correct)
- Cell membrane
At what levels of organization do biologists study life?
At what levels of organization do biologists study life?
- Molecular and atomic levels
- Community and ecosystem levels
- Cellular and tissue levels
- Organismal and population levels (correct)
Which scientific method involves making observations, posing questions, generating hypotheses, performing experiments, and forming conclusions?
Which scientific method involves making observations, posing questions, generating hypotheses, performing experiments, and forming conclusions?
Which of the following is not a subdiscipline within biology?
Which of the following is not a subdiscipline within biology?
What is the timeframe for the emergence of life on Earth?
What is the timeframe for the emergence of life on Earth?
Who is credited with dramatically improving the microscope and discovering spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Who is credited with dramatically improving the microscope and discovering spermatozoa, bacteria, and infusoria?
Who is considered to have presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who is considered to have presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?
Who wrote on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
Who wrote on botany in the medieval Islamic world?
Who introduced scientific names for all his species in the 1750s?
Who introduced scientific names for all his species in the 1750s?
Who began promoting the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell?
Who began promoting the idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell?
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable?
Who treated species as artificial categories and living forms as malleable?
Which ancient Greek philosopher extensively contributed to the development of biological knowledge?
Which ancient Greek philosopher extensively contributed to the development of biological knowledge?
Who wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world?
Who wrote on anatomy and physiology in the medieval Islamic world?
Who began the scientific study of plants?
Who began the scientific study of plants?
Who was able to reify the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells?
Who was able to reify the idea that all cells come from the division of other cells?
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