BIOLOGY

INTRODUCTION:THEMES in the STUDY of

LIFE

4 BIG IDEAS

BIG IDEA # 1 THE PROCESS of EVOLUTION DRIVES THE DIVERSITY & UNITY of LIFE

EVOLUTION

CLASSIFICATION NATURAL

SELECTION

BIG IDEA # 2

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS UTILIZE FREE ENERGY & MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS TO:

GROWREPRODUCEMAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS

FREE ENERGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS CELLULAR RESPIRATION CELLS ENZYMES/METABOLISM CELL COMMUNICATION

BIG IDEA # 3

LIVING SYSTEMS STORE, RETRIEVE, TRANSMIT, &

RESPOND TO INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO LIFE PROCESSES

BIG IDEA # 3

GENETICS CELL CYCLE MITOSIS/MEIOSIS PROTEIN

SYNTHESIS GENETIC

ENGINEERING

BIG IDEA # 4

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS INTERACT, & THESE SYSTEMS & THEIR INTERACTIONS POSSESS COMPLEX PROPERTIES

BIG IDEA #4

VIRUSES ECOLOGY ANIMAL BEHAVIOR ORGAN SYSTEMS:

NERVOUS IMMUNE