Characteristics
of Life (from Campbell and Reece):
1.
Order
2.
Reproduction
(Heredity***)
3.
Growth
and Development
4.
Energy
Utilization
5.
Response
to Stimuli
6.
Homeostasis
7.
Evolutionary
adaptation
•
Science is the process by which we try to understand how the
natural world works and how it came to be that way
•
Biology is the search for natural processes that explain the
observations we make about the vast diversity of living organisms on this
planet.
1. Ecosystem
2. Community
3. Species
4. Individual
5. Organ
6. Tissue
7. Cell
8. Organelle
9. Molecule
10.
Atom
The
Cell is the smallest living
unit
All
living organisms are made up of one or more cells
2 types of
cells:
-Prokaryotic:
make up Domain Archaea and Eubacteria
-Eukaryotic:
make up Domain Eukarya (Kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia)