The Experimental Approach Taken in Current Biological Investigations Presumes That

question 19

Multiple Choice

The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that ________.

• A) simple organic compounds can be synthesised in the laboratory from inorganic precursors, but complex organic compounds like carbohydrates and proteins can be synthesised only 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) 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
• D) living organisms can be understood in terms of the same physical and chemical laws that can be used to explain all natural phenomena