Because the properties of life emerge from complex organization, scientists seeking to understand biological processes confront a dilemma. One horn of the dilemma is that we cannot fully explain a higher level of order without breaking it down into its parts, but this inevitably kills it. The other horn is the futility of trying to analyze something as complex as an organism or a cell without taking it apart. Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, Biology, 6^th edition A) Argument; conclusion: The other horn is ... without taking it apart. B) Argument; conclusion: The properties of life emerge from complex organization. C) Nonargument. D) Argument; conclusion: One horn of the dilemma ... inevitably kills it. E) Argument; conclusion: Scientists seeking to understand ... confront a dilemma.

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The passage presents an argument about the dilemma scientists face when trying to understand biological processes, specifically how to break down complex organization without killing the higher level of order. The statement that "the properties of life emerge from complex organization" serves to introduce this argument. Therefore, option B is a premise and not a conclusion. By contrast, options A, D, and E all describe different aspects of the argument and its conclusions. Option C is inaccurate, as the passage presents an argument, not just a collection of facts.

Because the Properties of Life Emerge from Complex Organization, Scientists