15 Questions
Which of the following is a characteristic that distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
Reproduction
What term describes the capacity for maintaining internal stability in living organisms?
Homeostasis
Which philosopher proposed that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Aristotle
Modern classification of living things began with whose system of binomial nomenclature in the 1740s?
Carl Linnaeus
What is the term for environments occupied only by extremophiles?
Extreme environment
What makes the definition of life difficult, particularly in the case of viruses?
Their replication only in host cells
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
Four eternal elements
What is the term for the capacity of living organisms to maintain internal stability?
Homeostasis
What philosopher proposed that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Aristotle
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
3.5 billion years ago
What is the term for the capacity of living organisms to maintain internal stability?
Homeostasis
Which of the following is a characteristic that distinguishes matter with biological processes from matter without?
Response to stimuli
According to Empedocles's materialism, what was life composed of?
Four eternal elements
Who proposed that living things have souls and embody both form and matter?
Aristotle
When did life originate, resulting in a universal common ancestor?
At least 3.5 billion years ago
Explore the concept of life and living systems with this quiz that delves into philosophical definitions, self-organizing systems, and the complexities of defining life in the context of viruses.
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