5 Questions
What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction
What makes the definition of viruses as living organisms difficult?
They replicate only in host cells
When did life originate?
At least 3.5 billion years ago
Who proposed the theory of materialism, asserting that life was composed of four eternal elements?
Empedocles
In which era did modern classification of living things begin?
1740s
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