Which Statement About Living Systems Is NOT True

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which statement about living systems is NOT true?

• A) Living organisms can be described as an open system.
• B) Living systems maintain a more-or-less constant composition.
• C) Living systems are in equilibrium with their surroundings.
• D) Living systems exist in a dynamic steady-state.
• E) Living systems have efficient mechanisms to convert chemical energy from one form into another.

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Definitions:

Nominal Level

The simplest level of measurement that classifies data into distinct categories within which no order or ranking can be inferred.

Research Hypothesis

A statement made by researchers predicting a potential outcome or relationship between variables in a study, to be tested through empirical research.

Ordinal Level

A measurement scale that categorizes data into ordered categories that are meaningful but not mathematically equidistant.

Spearman Rank-Order

A non-parametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described using a monotonic function.