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What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?
- Presence of DNA
- Complex structure
- Ability to move
- Capacity for homeostasis, organization, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?
Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?
- They are extremely small
- They replicate only in host cells (correct)
- They are not composed of cells
- They have a complex structure
Where does life exist on Earth?
Where does life exist on Earth?
- Only in soil
- Only in water
- Exclusively in the biosphere
- Air, water, and soil (correct)
When did life originate?
When did life originate?
What did Empedocles's materialism theory propose about life?
What did Empedocles's materialism theory propose about life?