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7 properties of life (Need to have these properties to be considered alive) |
1. Order: Specific organization in order to function 2. Adaptation: ability to adapt 3. Response to the environment: must be able to interact with the environment 4.Regulation: Ability to maintain a constant internal state. ex. homeostasis 5. Reproduction: Assures you can pass on favorable traits to offspring and keep species alive 6. Growth & Development 7. Energy processing: metabolism |
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Metabolism |
Chemical conversion of nutrient molecules into useable energy & building materials |
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6 Unifying Themes of Biology |
1) New properties emerge @ each levels in the biological history 2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy 3) 4) Cells are the basic units of life 5) Life is based on passing info through DNA 6) Feedback Mechanisms
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Emergent Properties |
Result from arrangement and interaction of parts within a system (like the 7 properties of life) |
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Biological Hierarchy |
Biosphere (entire earth) ---> Ecosystems (living and nonliving organisms)---> Communities (variety of populations living in an area)---> populations (one species)---> organisms---> organ systems---> tissues---> cells---> organelles--->molecules |
