Question

Which core theme of biology explains why the storage of hereditary information in DNA is common to all living things?

• A. Diversity of Life
• B. Unity of Life: Evolutionary Conservation
• C. Correlation of structure and function
• D. Cell Theory

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Unity of Life: Evolutionary Conservation

• This theme suggests that all living things descended from a common ancestor, leading to the retention of fundamental characteristics like DNA across all life forms.