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The simplest entity that exhibits all of the properties of life is called a(n)

A) cell.
B) molecule.
C) organ.
D) tissue.
E) organism.

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The units of inheritance are

A) heredities.
B) evolutions.
C) twins.
D) metabolic activities.
E) genes.

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Biologists think that all organisms alive today descended from organisms that lived before. In fact, they feel that we can trace any living organism back to the origin of life on Earth. Explain how metabolism fits into this thinking.

List the units of the hierarchy of life in order from smallest to largest.

Match the following organisms with the domain in which they are classified.

An independent individual that possesses the characteristics of life is called a(n)

Use the scientific method to analyze this question: Why has the population of kangaroo rats declined in Riverside County?

All the living organisms in a particular area at a particular time make up a

When examining the hierarchy of life, which of the following terms is most inclusive?

Match the following examples with the correct descriptive term.

Characteristics usually associated with life include all of the following except

If an ecologist is studying the cycling of carbon through a particular environment (which involves the movement of carbon through living things as well as through rock, air, and water) , the scientist is studying at what level of ecology?

You will be learning much about evolution in this course. A friend says to you that evolution isn't true because it's "just a theory." How would you respond to this?

Consider the following statement: Plants violate one of the major characteristics of life because they are immobile. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your answer.