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Biology: . The Study of Life. What Does A Biologist Do?. Biologist study the interactions of living things with other living things and their environments. Zoologist Botanist Ichthyologist Entomologist Ecologist. LIFE. The study of life ranges from very simple single celled organisms
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Biology: The Study of Life
What Does A Biologist Do? • Biologist study the interactions of living things with other living things and their environments. • Zoologist • Botanist • Ichthyologist • Entomologist • Ecologist
LIFE The study of life ranges from very simple single celled organisms To extremely complex multi-cellular organisms!
The Characteristics Of Life All living things, no matter how different they are from one another share 8 common characteristics.
Living Things… …are made up of units called cells.
Living Things… …reproduce.
Living Things… …are based on a universal genetic code called DNA.
Living Things… …grow and develop. This occurs within an individual’s lifetime.
Living Things… …obtain and use energy.
Living Things… …respond to their environment.
Living Things… …maintain a stable internal environment in a process called homeostasis.
Living Things… …evolve or change over time. This occurs over many generations over a very long period of time.