"What is Life?" - Crash Course

What is the scientific term for the study of life?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Ecology

• Life Science

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Which characteristic of life involves keeping inner conditions steady as outer conditions change?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Growth

What is the process by which living things pass on genetic information to their offspring called?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Growth

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Which characteristic of life involves the way that living things increase in size and develop based on the instructions in their genes?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Growth

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What is the process by which living things capture and convert energy in order to carry out 'life' activities?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Metabolism

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Which characteristic of life involves the arrangement of cells into tissues, tissues into organs, organs into organ systems, and organ systems into a living, functioning organism?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Organization

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What are specific physical and/or genetic traits that help organisms survive and reproduce called?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Adaptations

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Which characteristic of life involves the ability of living things to react to their environment so they can survive?

• Regulation

• Reproduction

• Response

• Growth

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What is the definition of life that will likely be used by NASA if signs of life are discovered beyond Earth?

• A self-sustaining chemical system capable of evolution

• A self-sustaining biological system capable of reproduction

• A self-sustaining ecological system capable of growth and interaction

• A self-sustaining chemical system capable of regulation

How do most scientists describe viruses that do not possess all the characteristics of life presented in the video?

• Non-living viruses

• Inactive viruses

• Dead viruses

• Living viruses