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What are the two types of large molecules found in all living things?

Proteins and carbohydrates

Proteins and nucleic acids (correct)

Proteins and lipids

Carbohydrates and nucleic acids

Which of the following is NOT considered a trait of life according to most current definitions in biology?

Homeostasis

Growth

Metabolism

Reproduction (correct)

Which type of organisms consist of small single cells?

Eukaryotes

Archaea

Bacteria

Prokaryotes (correct)

What is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat?

Adaptation Signup and view all the answers

What is the structural and functional unit of life?

Cell Signup and view all the answers

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

Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction Signup and view all the answers

What makes the definition of viruses particularly difficult?

They replicate only in host cells Signup and view all the answers

When did life originate?

At least 3.5 billion years ago Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory that life was composed of four eternal elements?

Empedocles Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of Carl Linnaeus's system of classification?

Binomial nomenclature Signup and view all the answers