Ppt
Bio1151
Chapter 1
Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life
Biology
is the scientific study of
.
All (most?)
living
organisms exhibit these properties:
a high level of
as
organized
in several
hierarchical
levels.
capture
from the environment, and
to that environment.
reproduce
using the hereditary material
(
Deoxyribonucleic
Acid)
grow
and
through
a process called
.
The
cell
is the basic unit for life, and contains the hereditary material
.
is the branch of biology that names and
classifies
organisms according to a system of broader and broader
groups,
or
.
Biologists use various forms of
to explore life.
In
science,
scientists describe some aspect of the world and use
reasoning to draw general conclusions.
In
science,
scientists use
reasoning to form a general hypothesis to explain specific details of the world; this is the
method.