What is Life?

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

  • Existence in air, water, and soil
  • Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
  • Composition of biochemical molecules
  • Capacity for self-organization and replication in host cells

What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult?

  • They are composed of biochemical molecules
  • They have the capacity for self-organization
  • They replicate only in host cells (correct)
  • They exist in air, water, and soil

When did life originate?

  • After the evolution of modern classification
  • With the formation of ecosystems
  • At least 3.5 billion years ago (correct)
  • At the time of Aristotle

What did Empedocles's materialism theory assert about life?

<p>It was composed of four eternal elements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who initiated modern classification of living things?

<p>Carl Linnaeus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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