Which of the following statements best defines the commonly accepted attribute of life known as metabolism?
A. It uses energy from the environment by eating or breathing or photosynthesizing.
B. It makes copies of itself.
C. It changes its characteristics to fit better to its changing environment.
D. It is in equilibrium, that is, it is a stable, balanced condition with no reciprocal reactions.
A. It uses energy from the environment by eating or breathing or photosynthesizing.
Explanation: Thethree main branches are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryota.(Bacteria and Archaea are each a group of single-celled microorganismswithout a nucleus, but with different genesand enzymes. The first Eukaryota were single-celled microorganisms,but with a nucleus and more complex chemistrythan the other two groups.)
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How did FDR respond to the Supreme Court's nullifying of New Deal legislation?
A) by pressuring the Senate to impeach several conservative justices B) through ignoring the ruling of the courts in the tradition of Andrew Jackson C) by getting J. Edgar Hoover to gather information to blackmail the justices D) by trying to expand the size of the court and pack it with New Dealers
Most of our information about the lives of Chinese peasants comes from all of the following sources EXCEPT:
a. Diaries and family histories kept by peasant leaders. b. Literary sources compiled by the scholar-gentry. c. Chronicles produced by Westerners traveling in China. d. Local histories and gazetteers.
In the Arguing History video in section 11.6, what does the speaker identify as the fulfillment of the promise made in the Declaration of Independence?
A) development of the welfare state B) redistribution of economic resources C) limits on political contributions D) expansion of the franchise
The Watts Riot (1965) revealed that many African Americans:
a. were willing to reject nonviolent protest. b. could not vote even outside the South. c. felt the police would not protect them from angry mobs of whites. d. believed they could not become part of middle-class America until residential segregation ended.