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1. Describe seven properties or processes we associate with life.

2. List and give an example of each level of biological organization, starting with an ecosystem and ending with atoms.

3. Describe the two main points that Darwin made in his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

4. Distinguish between a hypothesis and a theory. Explain why natural selection qualifies as a scientific theory.

5. Explain how changes in the effectiveness of antibiotics illustrate natural selection.