1.    What is spontaneous generation? 2.    How did Pasteur’s experiment defeat the theory of spontaneous generation? 3.    Give an example for each of the organizational levels in living things.

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1.    What is spontaneous generation?

2.    How did Pasteur’s experiment defeat the theory of spontaneous generation?

3.    Give an example for each of the organizational levels in living things.

4.    The mouse deer or pilandok has shorter fur than its counterpart deer in the Arctic region. What characteristic is exhibited in this situation? Will a mouse deer survive in cold regions? Why or why not?

5.    These seeds are the start of new life, but is the seed itself alive? Use the properties of life to decide and explain.

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