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Chapter 1 Biology: Exploring Life
Opening Essay:
Describe the adaptations that allow leopards to survive.
Themes in the Study of Biology
1.1
Describe the levels of biological organization from molecules to the biosphere, noting the
interrelationships between levels.
1.2
Compare the flow of chemical nutrients and the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
1.3
Explain how cells function as the structural and functional units of life. Compare prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells.
1.3
Define the principle of emergent properties and describe an example of it.
Evolution, the Core Theme of Biology
1.4
Explain how DNA encodes a cell’s information.
1.4
List seven properties that are common to all life.
1.5
Compare the three domains of life. Distinguish between the three multicellular kingdoms within
Eukarya.
1.6
Describe the process and products of natural selection. Explain why individuals cannot evolve.
The Process of Science
1.7
Describe the goals and limits of scientific investigations. Compare discovery science and
hypothesis-based science.
1.7
Define a hypothesis and compare inductive and deductive reasoning.
1.7
Explain how deductive reasoning is part of hypothesis-based science.
1.8
Describe the structure of a controlled experiment and give an example.
Biology and Everyday Life
1.9
Compare the goals of science and technology. Explain why an understanding of science is essential
to our lives.
1.9
Explain how evolution impacts the lives of all humans.
Key Terms
Archaea
Bacteria
biology
biosphere
cell
community
consumer
controlled
experiment
domain
ecosystem
emergent
properties
Eukarya
eukaryotic
cell
evolution
gene
hypothesis
(plural,
hypotheses)
molecule
natural
selection
organ
organism
organelle
organ system
population
producer
prokaryotic
cell
species
systems
biology
technology
theory
Word Roots:
bio- life (biosphere: all the environments on Earth that are inhabited by life)
-logy the scientific study of a subject (biology: the scientific study of life)
-ell small (organelle: a small membrane-enclosed body with a specialized function within a cell)
eu- true
karyo- nucleus (eukaryotic cell: a cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and other membrane-enclosed
organelles)
pro- before (prokaryotic cell: a cell that has no nucleus)
tech- skill or art (technology: the practical application of scientific knowledge)