Biology can be described as having both a vertical scale and a ho...

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Biology can be described as having both a vertical scale and a horizontal scale. Explain what that means.

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Hey everyone. Let's take a look at this question Together in biology, the vertical scale describes what and the horizontal scale describes what. So let's recall what we know about the two different scales in biology. So we know we have the hierarchy scale which has to do with the organization of the different levels in in biology. And then we have the diversity scale which has to do with the different types of organisms that we have. And so because the hierarchy scale has to do with the different organization of different levels. We know that it is vertical and so the diversity scale is horizontal because it has to do with the different organisms that we have in biology. And so knowing this we can go ahead and eliminate B. And D. Because an answer choice B. The evolution of life has to do with how life evolves from simpler to more complex and that's not what we're looking for. And then an answer choice D The characteristics of life have to do with any characteristics that distinguish from living and non living. So looking at the answer choices A. And C. We have both diversity of life and the hierarchy of life. However answer choice C. Is incorrect because it is not in the correct order making answer choice A. The only correct answer because the hierarchy of life is the one that is vertical and the diversity is the one that is horizontal. So answer choice A best fits that. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye

Biology can be described as having both a vertical scale and a horizontal scale. Explain what that means.

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