The Experimental Approach Taken in Current Biological Investigations Presumes That

question 8

Multiple Choice

The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that

• A) simple organic compounds can be synthesized in the laboratory from inorganic precursors, but complex organic compounds like carbohydrates and proteins can only be synthesized by living organisms.
• B) a life force ultimately controls the activities of living organisms and this life force cannot be studied by physical or chemical methods.
• C) although a life force, or vitalism, exists in living organisms, this life force cannot be studied by physical or chemical methods.
• D) living organisms are composed of the same elements present in nonliving things, plus a few special trace elements found only in living organisms or their products.
• E) living organisms can be understood in terms of the same physical and chemical laws that can be used to explain all natural phenomena.

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