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Life of Animals
Biology 1003
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the characteristics shared by all living things? | Composed of one or more cells, capable of reproduction, blueprint in the form of DNA, respond to stimuli in their environment, and they all share some basic biochemical processes. |
| What is the smallest unit of an element? | An atom |
| What is a molecule composed of? | Two or more atoms bound together. |
| What is an organic molecule? | A molecule that contains carbon. |
| What are the characteristics shared by all animals at some point during their life cycle? | multicellular, heterotrophic, and they are mobile at some point in their life. |
| How long ago did the first prokaryotes evolve? | approximately 3.5 billion years ago. |