Concept explainers
Introduction:
Biology is the scientific study of life and related biological aspects. These common themes found in all living organisms are based on organization, energy and matter, interactions, nutrition, reproductive capacity, and evolution. These living organisms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
Answer to Problem 1SQ
Correct answer: The property that is not common in all living organisms is multicellularity. Hence, the correct answer is option b “composed of multiple cells”.
Explanation of Solution
Reasons for the correct statement:
Option b is given as “composed of multiple cells”. The living beings include eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. All the living beings do not have multiple numbers of cells. Bacteria and a number of eukaryotes, such as yeast and protists, are single-celled organism. Thus, multicellularity is not a property of all living organisms.
Hence, option b is correct.
Reasons for the incorrect statement:
Option a is given as “capable of self-reproduction”. One of the main themes of biology is “the expression and transmission of genetic information in all living beings. This transmission of genetic information occurs to various modes of reproduction, whether asexual or sexual, as the reproduction is a common property of all living organisms. So, the option a. is incorrect.
Option c is given as “complex yet organized”. The entire living organisms whether it is a multicellular or unicellular have a complex structural property. Some unicellular organisms are free-living and organelles that allow them to be self-sufficient. The cellular units cannot be visible to the naked eye, but they are organized into tissues. In multicellular organisms, tissue in turn form organs and organs together compose an organ system. Therefore, a living organism is a complex series of various organ systems. So, the option c. is incorrect.
Option d is given as “uses energy”. One of the main themes of biology is “life requires the transfer and transformation of energy and matter”. All these properties are present in all living organisms. So, the option d. is incorrect.
Hence, options a,c, and d are incorrect.
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (5th Edition)
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