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Study of Biology. What is Biology?. Biology Living things are called Organisms include. All Living Things Share Common Characteristics. Basic Unit is the They All Based On Universal Genetic Code. Common Characteristics. Obtain & Use Materials & To Their Environment Maintain A
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What is Biology? • Biology • Living things are called • Organisms include
All Living Things Share Common Characteristics • Basic Unit is the • They • All Based On Universal Genetic Code
Common Characteristics • Obtain & Use Materials & • To Their Environment • Maintain A • AS A GROUP, Living Things , That Is They Change Over Time
Facts About Cells • Cells are the smallest living unit of an organism • Organisms are Grouped by their Number of Cells Unicellular Organisms - Living Organism Made Up Of One Cell Multicellular Organisms - Living Organism Made Up Of Many, Specialized Cells
Two Types of Reproduction • Involves 2 parents • Egg fertilized by sperm to make a ZYGOTE • Offspring DIFFERENT from parents
Two Types of Reproduction • Involves a single organism or cell • Cell divides • Offspring IDENTICAL to parent
Genetic Code • DNA ( ) carries the genetic code for all organisms • contain DNA
Growth & Development • Organisms by producing MORE CELLS & by cell ENLARGEMENT • Organisms as they mature into an adult organism
Food Requirements • -can make their own food Example: plants
Food Requirements • can NOT make their own food • They must consume other organisms • eat plants • eat meat • eat plants & animals
Organisms Respond to Stimuli • Organisms to (Temperature, Water, Food Supplies, etc.)
Homeostasis • Keeping The Internal Environment (Homeostasis) Of The Cell or Organism Within The Ranges Required For Life • Stable internal conditions of
Living Things Evolve • (Not Individuals) Change Over Time In Order To Survive Within Changing Environments. • Fossil records show changes in groups of organisms
Levels • Atoms • Molecules • Organelles • Cells – life starts here • Tissues • Organs • System • Organism
Levels • Population • Community • Ecosystem • Biosphere