1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
galina1969 [7]
3 years ago
6

If one defines life as the simplest form capable of displaying the most essential attributes of a living thing, one very quickly

realizes that the only real criterion for life is the ability to replicate. Only systems that contain nucleic acids are capable of this phenomenon. This sort of reasoning has led to a new definition of organism:
An organism is the unit element of a continuous lineage with an individual evolutionary history.

Consider the new definition of life. If you were to argue that a virus or a single mitochondria were, in fact, alive based on this definition, you would be ignoring the main tenet of
A) cell theory.
B) endosymbiosis.
C) nucleosynthesis.
D) natural selection.
Biology
2 answers:
OleMash [197]3 years ago
5 0
The answer is the cell theory or A.)
Dmitry [639]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The correct answer will be option A.

Explanation:

The viruses which are considered the non-living organisms as they are not composed of cells and mitochondria which are evolved from the endo-symbiotic relationship with cells are also considered not considered a cell.

According to the question, these cells will have life and will be living which completely ignores the most important theory of biology called cell theory given by Schwann and Schleiden. This theory states that cell is the structural and functional unit of life and all living organisms whether unicellular or multi-cellular are made up of cell.

Thus, option A is the correct answer.

You might be interested in
Plz help!
MrRissso [65]

Answer:

lower power= 20 x 10= 200x

higher power= 20 x 43= 860x

5 0
2 years ago
Which of the following statements must be *FALSE*?
Elan Coil [88]
Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
3 0
3 years ago
Explain why a bullfrog is an animal!
skad [1K]
Explain using the characteristics of the animal kingdom. think about what makes the bulfrog different from a plant or fungi
6 0
3 years ago
Breaking a rock into smaller pieces by natural causes is known as
Lena [83]
I would say D because mechanical weathering is the breaking up of rocks by physical forces
4 0
3 years ago
Describe the two forms of secondary structure.
professor190 [17]
Secondary structures are dependent upon hydrogen bonding. The two main types of secondary structure are the a-helix and the B-sheet. The a-helix is a right-handed coiled strand.
8 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Why are crickets primary consumers
    13·1 answer
  • Matter in an ecosystem _____.
    9·2 answers
  • Describe how continents move across the ocean basins as if they are on a conveyor belt.
    15·1 answer
  • Can a steam cell taken from a baby, and giving the cell all that needs, can make clone
    6·1 answer
  • First person to answer gets brainlist.
    14·2 answers
  • Which of the following applies to skeletal muscle? Select all that apply. A : moves food and substances through the GI tract B :
    15·2 answers
  • The physical, chemical, and biological laws that operate today also in geologic past. This statement relates to the principle of
    13·1 answer
  • Proteins can be denatured in many ways.
    12·2 answers
  • To test the quality of water sources in her area, Shameka collects five samples from each water source and tests the quality of
    8·1 answer
  • Which type of virus is an exception to the central dogma?.
    12·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!