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Title: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Biology
Description: Define biology and its themes.

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Chapter 1: 
Introduction to Biology 
 
Traits of Living Things 
● Growth & development 
● Evolution & adaptation 
● Cellular organization 
● Response to environment 
● Homeostasis 
● Metabolism 
● Reproduction 
 
Themes in Biology 
● Hierarchy (studied at levels) 
● Interaction (between matter and energy) 
● Structure correlated to function (strunction) 
● Cells (basic unit of life) 
● DNA (heredity) 
● Feedback (regulate systems) 
● Evolution (changes over time) 
 
Hierarchy 
● Atom 
● Molecule 
● Organelle 
● Cell 
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 
● Tissue 
● Organ 
● Organ system 
● Organism 
● Population 
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 
● Community 
● Ecosystem 
● Biosphere 
 
Emergent properties ​ ew properties emerge as the hierarchy list goes down 
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All cells contain 






Membrane 
Ribosomes 
DNA 
Cytosol (fluid) 

 
Feedback 
Negative​
 ­ stimulus causes opposite response 
>< or <> 
Positive​
 ­ exaggerates original stimulus 
>> or << 
 
Taxonomy ​
­ based on binomial nomenclature 
 
Taxonomy 
Domain 
Kingdom 
Phylum 
Class 
Order 
Family 
Genus 
Species 

Domains 
Bacteria 
Archaea 
Eukarya 

Kingdoms 
Bacteria 
Archaea 
Protista 
Fungi 
Plantae 
Animalia 

 
Discovery science ​
­ observe and take notes 
 
Hypothesis­based approach 
● Observation 
● Question 
● Hypothesis 
● Prediction 
● Test 
● Conclusion 
 
Controlled experiment​
 ­ control all variables except one & have a control group 


Title: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Biology
Description: Define biology and its themes.