Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 1, Problem 10TYK
Which of the following themes of biology is most related to the goals and practices of systems biology?
- a. Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life.
- b. Life’s processes involve the expression and transmission of genetic information.
- c. Life requires energy transfer and transformation.
- d. New properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy.
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