What is Life?

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

  • Presence in air, water, and soil
  • Capacity for homeostasis, organisation, metabolism, growth, adaptation, response to stimuli, and reproduction (correct)
  • Ability to replicate in host cells
  • Composition of biochemical molecules

What makes the definition of viruses particularly difficult?

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

When did life originate?

  • At least 1 billion years ago
  • At least 5 billion years ago
  • At least 500 million years ago
  • At least 3.5 billion years ago (correct)

Who proposed the system of binomial nomenclature for classification of living things?

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

What did Empedocles's materialism theory assert about life?

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

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