Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
Publisher: PEARSON
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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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