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Match the following living processes with their description:
Match the following living processes with their description:
Homeostasis = Maintenance of stable internal conditions Metabolism = Chemical processes that provide energy and nutrients for growth Adaptation = Ability to change in response to the environment Reproduction = Production of offspring
Match the following ancient theories about life with their assertions:
Match the following ancient theories about life with their assertions:
Empedocles's materialism = Life composed of four eternal elements Aristotle's hylomorphism = Living things have souls and embody both form and matter Universal common ancestor = Resulting from life originating at least 3.5 billion years ago Modern classification = Began with Carl Linnaeus's system of binomial nomenclature in the 1740s
Match the following environmental habitats with their characteristics:
Match the following environmental habitats with their characteristics:
Air, water, and soil = Where life exists all over the Earth Harsh environments = Occupied only by extremophiles Biosphere = Many ecosystems forming the biosphere Fossils = Traces left by many extinct species
Match the following attributes of living things with their composition:
Match the following attributes of living things with their composition:
Match the following historical figures with their contributions to the study of life:
Match the following historical figures with their contributions to the study of life:
