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What Are the Unifying Concepts of Biology?
1. Briefly explain why the structure and function of DNA is a unifying concept of
biology.
2. How do genes relate to DNA and to proteins?
3. Explain how taxonomy works and why it is important to biologists.
4. Be able to indicate which organisms are most closely related to one another by
observing a classification chart such as this one.
5. Indicate what constitutes the scientific name of a living organism.
6. Describe the two main points of Darwin's theory of evolution and indicate
the role that natural selection plays in the evolutionary process.