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What is alive? Students’ conceptions of the traits that unite living organisms

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We provide the first examination of how students in undergraduate introductory biology courses characterize what it means to be alive, drawing upon data collected from an in-class activity on the first day of class at both a two-year college and a four-year university.

Source: AJP Advances in Physiology Education

DOI: 10.1152/advan.00139.2025

Authors: Jeremy L. Hsu, Meredith A. Dorner, Kate M. Hill

Institutions: Chapman University, Irvine Valley College

Language: English

Topic: Science Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7143797243

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