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THEMES OF
LIFE
THEMES OF LIFE
- basic ideas that apply to all
organisms
Nerve cells
Transmit impulses that control our muscles
2. THE CELLULAR BASIS
OF LIFE
• A multicellular organism’s development and
survival are based on the functions and
interactions of its many cells
The bark of an
approaching dog causes
you to turn your head
quickly
6. ENERGY AND
LIFE
• Moving, growing, reproducing and other
activities of life require energy
• Energy is
obtained from
chemical
reactions
– Sugars, fats and
other “fuel-like”
molecules in the
food produce energy
6. ENERGY AND
LIFE
• Energy enters the ecosystem as
sunlight
Plants are producers that convert
light energy to chemical energy
stored in food
Some animals
make their coats
lightened to
facilitate hiding
from predators
8. EVOLUTION AND
DIVERSITY
• The study of evolution is helping health professionals
understand how disease-causing bacteria become
resistant to antibiotic drugs
• Environmental issues such as water and air pollution are
changing how people think about their relationship with
the biosphere
• The population then evolves with its need for survival
8. EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY
Darker beetles are more likely to survive longer and
reproduce, passing their genes on to more
offsprings
8. EVOLUTION AND
DIVERSITY
• Great diversity exists among the three domains of
living things:
– Bacteria, Archea and Eukarya
• Evolution explains this diversity
• Charles Darwin
and Alfred Wallace
– Worked on the idea of
evolution by natural
selection
9. SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY
• Involves asking questions about nature and then using
observations or experiments to find possible answers to
those questions
By fitting a radio transmitter
onto an Atlantic turtle,
researchers can monitor its
movement
In 2013, Australia
developers created a
prototype for a bionic eye.
It sends an image to a
microchip in the brain,
allowing the user to “see”
the image
10. SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY
• Through
AND SOCIETY
science, humans learn about the solution
to various problems