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What are the defining characteristics of life?
What are the defining characteristics of life?
The defining characteristics of life include capacity for homeostasis, organization, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction.
Why do viruses make defining life difficult?
Why do viruses make defining life difficult?
Viruses replicate only in host cells, which makes it challenging to classify them as living organisms.
Where does life exist on Earth?
Where does life exist on Earth?
Life exists all over the Earth in air, water, and soil, with many ecosystems forming the biosphere.
When did life originate?
When did life originate?
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What was the contribution of Carl Linnaeus to the classification of living things?
What was the contribution of Carl Linnaeus to the classification of living things?
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