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BIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION:
THEMES in the STUDY of
LIFE
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BIG IDEA # 1
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THE PROCESS of EVOLUTION
DRIVES THE DIVERSITY & UNITY
of LIFE
CLASSIFICATION
 NATURAL
SELECTION
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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS UTILIZE
FREE ENERGY & MOLECULAR
BUILDING BLOCKS TO:
GROW
REPRODUCE
MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
 CELLULAR RESPIRATION
 CELLS
 ENZYMES/METABOLISM
 CELL COMMUNICATION
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LIVING SYSTEMS STORE,
RETRIEVE, TRANSMIT, & RESPOND
TO INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO
LIFE PROCESSES
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GENETICS
CELL CYCLE
MITOSIS/MEIOSIS
PROTEIN
SYNTHESIS
GENETIC
ENGINEERING
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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS INTERACT,
& THESE SYSTEMS & THEIR
INTERACTIONS POSSESS
COMPLEX PROPERTIES
VIRUSES
 ECOLOGY
 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
 ORGAN SYSTEMS:
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NERVOUS
 IMMUNE
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