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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life as defined in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life as defined in the text?
- Inorganic composition (correct)
- Metabolism
- Growth
- Reproduction
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult according to the text?
What makes defining viruses as living organisms difficult according to the text?
- Their ability to self-replicate
- Their ability to adapt to different environments
- Their dependency on host cells for replication (correct)
- Their capacity for homeostasis
Where does life exist on Earth?
Where does life exist on Earth?
- Land, water, and magma
- Air, water, and soil (correct)
- Water, soil, and rock
- Air, land, and fire
What is the philosophical concept proposed for living systems in the text?
What is the philosophical concept proposed for living systems in the text?
Who proposed the system of binomial nomenclature for classifying living things?
Who proposed the system of binomial nomenclature for classifying living things?