Understanding Life

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What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

Presence of DNA

Ability to undergo photosynthesis

Complex cellular structure

Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)

What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?

They are not composed of cells

They lack genetic material

They replicate only in host cells (correct)

They cannot adapt to changing environments

When did life originate?

Less than 1 billion years ago

At least 3.5 billion years ago (correct)

Around 10,000 years ago

At the beginning of the 20th century

Who proposed the theory that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?

Aristotle Signup and view all the answers

What initiated modern classification of living things?

Carl Linnaeus's system of binomial nomenclature Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring?

Inheritance Signup and view all the answers

What is the complete set of genes within an organism's genome called?

Genotype Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the complete set of observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism?

Phenotype Signup and view all the answers

What is the molecule that encodes genetic information known to be passed from one generation to the next?

DNA Signup and view all the answers

Which example illustrates a trait that arises from the interaction of an organism's genotype with the environment?

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What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?

When did life originate?

Who proposed the theory that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?

What initiated modern classification of living things?

What is the term for the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring?

What is the complete set of genes within an organism's genome called?

Which term refers to the complete set of observable traits of the structure and behavior of an organism?

What is the molecule that encodes genetic information known to be passed from one generation to the next?

Which example illustrates a trait that arises from the interaction of an organism's genotype with the environment?

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