Lesson Overview Studying Life

Lesson Overview
1.3 Studying Life
Lesson Overview Studying Life

THINK ABOUT IT

Biology the study of life.

The Greek word bios means life, and -logy means
study of.
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Characteristics of Living Things

There are 8 characteristics that apply to all

living things.
If oe or ore doest apply, its ot truly
liig
Organism individual living thing
Viruses- exist at the border between
organisms and nonliving things.
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1. Living things are based on

the universal genetic code

Organisms use DNA to store

and transmit information
DNA is passed on to offspring
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2. Living things grow and develop

Organisms start as a single cell and develop

into adults in a particular way
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3. Living things respond to their

environment

Organisms detect and respond to stimuli

Stimulus Signal an organism responds to,
like temperature, chemicals, sunlight, etc.
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4. Living things are made up of cells

Cells are the basic unit of all living things

Unicellular organisms made up of only one cell
Multicellular organisms made up of two or more
cells
We are made up of trillions of cells
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5. As a group, living things evolve

Over time, a species may change in response to
their environment
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6. Living things obtain and use materials
and energy
All organism need energy and nutrients to
survive
Metabolism all of the chemical reactions
occurring in an organism at one time
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7. Living things maintain a stable internal

environment
Conditions, like temperature and water content,
must stay within certain levels for all organisms
Homeostasis the stable internal conditions
of an organism
Our body temperature should be around
98.6F (37C)
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8. Living things reproduce

All organisms must have the potential to

produce offspring on their own
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Asexual reproduction a
single organism
produces an offspring
identical to itself. Ex.
Bacterium or human skin
cells
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Sexual reproduction cells
from 2 organisms join to
form an offspring
genetically different
from either parent
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Interdependence in Nature

All forms of life on Earth

are connected into a
biosphere, or living
planet.
Organisms are linked to
one another, to the land,
water, and air around
them.
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Fields of Biology that Differ in Their Approach to

Studying Life
Each field uses different tools to study life
from the level of molecules to the entire
planet.
Global ecology- studies how activities of
living organisms affect both the atmosphere
and climate.
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Genomics and Molecular Biology

-Biotechnology-
studies our ability to
edit ad rerite the
genetic code

-Genomics- studies the entire

sets of DNA code in organisms.
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Performing Biological Investigations

How is the metric system important in

science?
The metric system is used when
collecting data and performing
experiments.
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Scientific Measurement:
Common Metric Units