Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Characteristics of Life

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the characteristics of life is FALSE?

• A) reproduction is defined as an increase in the size of an organism.
• B) viruses have some, but not all, of the characteristics of living things.
• C) organisms may not exhibit all of the characteristics of life at all times.
• D) reproduction can occur asexually or sexually in living things.
• E) living things store metabolic energy in the form of chemicals such as ATP.

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Definitions:

V(X)

The variance of a random variable X, representing the expectation of the squared deviation of X from its mean.

V(Y)

The notation for the variance of a random variable Y, measuring the spread of its values.

Joint Probability

The probability of two events occurring together or at the same point in time.

E(XY)

The expected value of the product of two random variables, indicating their joint variability.