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University of Louisville BIO 240 Inquiring About Life Ch 1 Biology Chapter 1 Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry Inquiring About Life An organism’s adaptations to its e... nvironment are the result of evolution. o Evolution is the process of change that has transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today. o Evolution is the fundamental organizing principle of Biology. The central activities of Biology are posing questions about the living world and seeking answers through scientific inquiry. These questions can be ambitious. What is Life? We recognize life by what living things do; processing energy, growth and development, response to environment, evolutionary adaptation, order, reproduction. 1.1 The study of life reveals common themes FIVE THEMES: Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, Interactions, Evolution. Theme: New properties emerge at successive levels of biological organization 1. The Biosphere: All places on earth where life exists. 2. Ecosystems: All living things in a particular area 3. Communities: The array or organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem 4. Populations: All the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area. 5. Organisms: Individual living things 6. Organs and Organ systems: Carries out a particular function in an organism 7. Tissues: A group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function. 8. Cells: fundamental unit of structure and function of life. 9. Organelles: The various functional components present in cells 10. Molecules: A chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms. [Show More]
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