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What are the defining characteristics of living organisms?
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User: What are the defining characteristics of living organisms?

Weegy: Living organism is any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium.
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User: What is the significance of the central dogma of molecular biology?

Weegy: The central dogma of molecular biology is centered upon the process of detailed residue-by-residue transfer of sequential information.
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User: What are trophic levels in an ecosystem?

Weegy: The trophic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food chain.
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User: What is a mutation and how can it affect an organism?

Weegy: In genetics, a mutation is a change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal genetic element.
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User: What are the basic principles of genetics?

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Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and their role in inheritance ? the way certain traits are passed down from one generation to another.


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User: How do enzymes increase the rate of chemical reactions?

Weegy: Enzymes are used during chemical reactions that take place within the body.
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User: How does the process of photosynthesis convert light energy into chemical energy?

Weegy: A solar powered car converts light energy into mechanical energy.


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User: How do organisms adapt to their environments?

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Organisms adapt to their environments through evolutionary processes such as natural selection, whereby advantageous traits enhance their survival and reproductive success in specific ecological contexts.
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