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Chapter 1: Study of Life

Chapter 1: Study of Life. Ms. Mezzetti Lynn English High School Science Department. Warm up: Write in your journal. What do you expect to learn about in biology? Biology is the study of _______________. How would you define life?. Chapter 1 Keywords. autotrophs biology cells DNA

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Chapter 1: Study of Life

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  1. Chapter 1: Study of Life Ms. Mezzetti Lynn English High School Science Department

  2. Warm up: Write in your journal • What do you expect to learn about in biology? • Biology is the study of _______________. • How would you define life?

  3. Chapter 1 Keywords • autotrophs • biology • cells • DNA • development • differentiation • ecology • ecosystem • evolution • evolve • homeostasis • metabolism • multicellular organism • natural selection • organism • organ • photosynthesis • reproduction • unicellular organism • gene • heterotroph

  4. Chapter 1 Objectives • List six unifying themes of biology. • Explain how organisms get the energy they need to survive. • Describe the main difference between the structure of a living thing and that of a nonliving thing. • List six characteristics of life • Describe the hierarchy in nature from atoms to biosphere

  5. Primordial Earth • Earth is currently theorized to be over 4 billion years old • The first living organisms were single-celled, unicellular organisms-bacteria • Unicellular organism later evolved over time to form the diverse life that now exists on Earth today-over 2.5 million different species and yet many more to be classified

  6. Biology is the study of life Biology studies: • the microscopic structure of cells which are the basic unit of life • The interactions between millions of species-ecology • The history of life on earth-evolution

  7. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIMStability and Homeostasis • All living organisms need to maintain a stable internal environment-this is known ashomeostasis • Internal conditions such as food, water and temperature must be controlled to survive. This is true for all living organisms-unicellular and multicellular

  8. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIMCell Structure and Function • Cells are the basic unit life - all living organisms are made up of cells • All cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane, contain DNA, ribosomes and cytoplasm-we will learn about all of these • Living organisms can be unicellular such as bacteria and protists or multicellular like plants, fungi and animals • All living organisms are classified as prokaryotes(bacteria) or eukaryotes(all other living organisms)

  9. Cell Structure and Function:unicellular or multicellular? What is this? Prokaryote or Eukaryote?

  10. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIMReproduction and Inheritance Reproduction– the process by which organisms produce new organisms like themselves. • DNA– hereditary information. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. • In eukaryoticorganisms, DNA is enclosed within a structure of membrane. • In prokaryotic organisms, DNA exists as a loop- • Gene– short segment of DNA. Contains the instructions for development of a single trait. • The DNA in every cell in your body is exactly identical.

  11. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIM Evolution • Evolution – change over generations. • Natural Selection – organisms with more favorable traits will be more successful at reproduction. • Driven by competition for resources

  12. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIM Interdependence of Organisms • Ecology – the interactions of organisms between one another and their environment. • Ecosystem – is the environmental community

  13. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIM Matter, Energy, and Organization • Photosynthesis – the process by which plants capture energy from the sun and convert it to chemical food. • Autotrophs – organisms that make their own food. • Heterotrophs – organisms that get food from the outside environment.

  14. THEMES OF BIOLOGY– SCREIM Matter, Energy and Organization • All living organisms need energy to survive. • Living organisms use different processes to acquire energy- ATP • Plants use photosynthesis to produce their energy-autotrophs • Animals depend on other organisms for their energy-heterotrophs

  15. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE-GRROUCH! • To be considered a living organism you must possess these characteristics we will refer to as GRROUCH: • GROW-all living organisms grow and develop • RESPOND- living organisms need to respond to stimuli to survive • REPRODUCE-living organisms reproduce to produce offspring • ORGANIZED-living organisms are organized matter from atoms to cells to body systems • USEENERGY-living organisms need to metabolize energy (ATP) • CELLS-all living organisms are composed of one or more cells • HOMEOSTASIS-all living organisms must maintain a stable internal environment to survive

  16. CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE: GRROUCH H

  17. LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

  18. Wrap up • What do we study in biology? • Name 6 themes in biology • Identify 7 characteristics of life • Can you list the levels of organization in nature from molecules to biosphere?

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