Understanding the Concept of Life
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What distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter that does not?

  • Complex cellular structure
  • Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
  • Presence of DNA
  • Ability to produce energy

Why do viruses make the definition of life difficult?

  • They replicate only in host cells (correct)
  • They have a complex cellular structure
  • They have the ability to self-sustain
  • They are composed of DNA and RNA

When did life originate?

  • At least 500 million years ago
  • At least 3.5 billion years ago (correct)
  • At least 1 billion years ago
  • At least 100 million years ago

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

<p>Aristotle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What system of binomial nomenclature began in the 1740s for classifying living things?

<p>Carl Linnaeus's system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes the definition of life difficult with respect to viruses?

<p>They replicate only in host cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did life originate?

<p>At least 3.5 billion years ago (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Carl Linnaeus contribute to the classification of living things?

<p>System of binomial nomenclature in the 1740s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Aristotle's hylomorphism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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