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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?
- Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
- Composition of four eternal elements
- Ability to replicate only in host cells
- Existence in air, water, and soil
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?
- They exist in harsh environments
- They replicate only in host cells (correct)
- They are composed of four eternal elements
- They embody both form and matter
When did life originate?
When did life originate?
- At the start of the industrial revolution
- At least 3.5 billion years ago (correct)
- At the time of the first human existence
- At the beginning of the Earth's formation
What did Empedocles's materialism theory assert about life?
What did Empedocles's materialism theory assert about life?
Where does life exist?
Where does life exist?