1 / 8

Studying Life “Biology”

Studying Life “Biology”. BIO 137 – Ch. 1. Biology- using the scientific method to study living organisms; the study of life; the study of the living world. Characteristics of Living Things- all living organisms share the following eight characteristics:. 1. Living things are made up of cells.

juliet-roberts
Download Presentation

Studying Life “Biology”

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Studying Life“Biology” BIO 137 – Ch. 1

  2. Biology-using the scientific method to study living organisms; the study of life; the study of the living world. Characteristics of Living Things- all living organisms share the following eight characteristics:

  3. 1. Living things are made up of cells. -cells are the basic unit of structure and function of living organisms. 2. Living things reproduce. -sexual vs. asexual

  4. 3. Living things are based on a universal genetic code; DNA. 4. Living things grow and develop. -cell differentiation

  5. 5. Living things obtain and use materials and energy. -metabolism -photosynthesis 6. Living things respond to their environment. -move to a new area because of a natural disaster.

  6. 7. Living things maintain a stable internal environment; homeostasis. 8. Living things change over time; evolution. Video Clip

  7. Levels of Organization in Nature: Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Organism Group of Cells Cell Molecules

  8. Tools & Procedures: -Metric System and the International System of Units (SI Units) -Analyzing Biological Data: data tables and graphs -Microscopes: compound light and electron -Lab Safety

More Related