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Introduction to Introduction to Life Life ScienceScience

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Biology = The Study of Biology = The Study of LifeLife

Life arose more than 3.5 billion years ago

First organisms (living things) were single celled

Only life on Earth for millions of years

Organisms changed over time (evolved)


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New organisms arose from older kinds

Today there are millions of species

They inhabit almost every region of Earth today


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Themes of BiologyThemes of Biology Cell structure and

function Stability and homeostasis Reproduction and

inheritance Evolution Interdependence of

organisms Matter, energy, and

organization


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Cell Structure and Cell Structure and FunctionFunction Cell basic unit of life All organisms are

made of and develop from cells

Some composed of only a single cell (unicellular) which is usually identical to parent


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CellsCells Most organisms are

composed of many cells (multicellular) Cells are different

(undergo differentiation)

Cells are small Cells are highly

organized


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Cells contain specialized structures (organelles) that carry out the cell’s life processes

Many different kinds of cells exist

All cells surrounded by a plasma membrane

Contain a set of instructions called DNA (genetic information)


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Stability and Stability and HomeostasisHomeostasis

Organisms must Maintain very stable internal conditions - HOMEOSTASIS

Temperature, water content, chemical content, etc. must be maintained


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Reproduction and Reproduction and InheritanceInheritance

All organisms produce new organisms like themselves REPRODUCE

Organisms transmit hereditary information to their offspring INHERITANCE


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EvolutionEvolution Populations of

organisms change (evolve) over generations (time)

Explains how many different kinds of organisms came into existence SPECIES

Explains how modern organisms are related to past organisms


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Interdependence of Interdependence of OrganismsOrganisms

Interaction of organisms with one another and with their environment ECOLOGY

Insects depend and flowers DEPEND on each other for food & pollination COEVOLUTION


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Matter, Energy and Matter, Energy and OrganizationOrganization

Living things are highly organized

Require a constant supply of energy to maintain their orderly state


GG Growth GrowthRR Response ResponseAA Adaptation AdaptationMM Movement MovementMM Metabolism MetabolismAAndndRR Reproduction Reproduction

6 Characteristics of Life6 Characteristics of Life

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