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• Biological System


  Complex organization formed from a combination of smaller parts, has properties based on the arrangement and interaction of its parts
• Biological Systems


  • Your body
  • Ecosystem
• Cells


  Basic units of life
• Multicellular organisms


  • Have cells that are specialized for different functions
  • Have higher levels of organization
  • Interaction of cells determines development and survival
• Specialized


  Cells or organisms with specific functions
• Form fits function


  How something works is related to its structure
• Form fits function


  • Examples in nature where "form fits function"
• Reproduction


  Process of producing new organisms
• Inheritance


  Passing of genetic information
• Genes


  Units of genetic information
• DNA


  Molecule carrying genetic information
• Environment


  Surroundings where organisms live
• Energy


  Capacity for work, obtained chemically
• Homeostasis


  Self-regulating process for stability
• Adaptation


  Inherited traits aiding survival
• Evolution


  Gradual change in populations
• Population


  Group of same species in a location
• Natural selection


  Survival of advantageous traits
• Medicine


  Treatment and prevention of illness
• Agriculture


  Cultivation for food and products
• Pharmaceuticals


  Medicinal drugs
• Environmental issues


  Concerns about human impact on nature
• Genetics


  Study of genes and heredity
• Scientific Inquiry


  Process of asking questions and finding answers
• Unifying Themes in the Study of Life Science

  • Biological System
  • The Cellular Basis of Life
  • Structure and Function
  • Reproduction and Inheritance
  • Interaction with the Environment
  • Energy and Life
  • Regulation
  • Adaptation
  • Evolution
  • Biology and society
• Biological System


  Complex organization formed from a combination of smaller parts, has properties based on the arrangement and interaction of its parts
• Biological Systems


  • Your body
  • Ecosystem
• Cells


  Basic units of life
• Multicellular organisms


  • Have cells that are specialized for different functions
  • Have higher levels of organization
  • Interaction of cells determines development and survival
• Specialized


  Cells or organisms with specific functions
• Form fits function


  How something works is related to its structure
• Form fits function


  • Examples in nature where "form fits function"
• Reproduction


  Process of producing new organisms
• Inheritance


  Passing of genetic information
• Genes


  Units of genetic information
• DNA


  Molecule carrying genetic information
• Environment


  Surroundings where organisms live
• Energy


  Capacity for work, obtained chemically
• Homeostasis


  Self-regulating process for stability
• Adaptation


  Inherited traits aiding survival