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KEY CONCEPT Biology is the study of all forms of life.

KEY CONCEPT Biology is the study of all forms of life. biosphere = everywhere life exists. Earth is home to an incredible diversity of life. The biosphere includes all living things and all the places they are found. Earth is home to an incredible diversity of life.

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KEY CONCEPT Biology is the study of all forms of life.

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  1. KEY CONCEPT Biology is the study of all forms of life.

  2. biosphere = everywhere life exists Earth is home to an incredible diversity of life. • The biosphere includes all living things and all the places they are found.

  3. Earth is home to an incredible diversity of life. • Every part of the biosphere is connected with every other part. • The biosphere includes many environments. • land environments

  4. Tidepool Estuary • saltwater and freshwater environments • The biosphere includes many environments. • portions of the atmosphere

  5. Biodiversity is the variety of life. • Biodiversity generally increases from the poles to the equator. • Biodiversity is greater in areas with consistently warm temperatures. Biodiversity is greater closer to the equator.

  6. A species is one particular type of living thing. • Members of a species can interbreed to reproduce. • There are about 2 million different living species have been identified.

  7. All organisms share certain characteristics. • Biology is the scientific study of all forms of life.

  8. All are made of one or more cells. • An organism is any individual living thing.

  9. An organism is any individual living thing. • All are made of one or more cells. • All need energy for metabolism. • All respond to their environment. • All have DNA that they pass on to offspring.

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