Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 1, Problem 5TYK
The smallest unit that shows the emergent properties that we associate with life is
- a. a DNA molecule.
- b. a cell.
- c. an organism.
- d. a population.
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