This document provides an introduction to biology concepts including the scientific method, criteria for life, metabolism, and ecology. It discusses key discoveries in science, how science views and changes the world, and outlines the four criteria for life - containing DNA, extracting and converting energy, sensing changes, and reproducing. It also defines producers, consumers, decomposers and explains metabolism, including anabolism and catabolism. Food chains and webs are demonstrated through a meadow ecosystem example.
There are 6 key characteristics of living things: 1) cells, 2) response to stimuli, 3) reproduction, 4) DNA, 5) metabolism, and 6) growth and development. All living things also require 4 basic necessities to survive: water, air, food, and shelter. Within cells, there are 5 main types of molecules that serve as building blocks: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, ATP, and nucleic acids. Each plays an important role in the structure and functions of living organisms.
All living things share several key characteristics: they are made of cells, use energy, respond to their environments, grow and develop, and reproduce. Francesco Redi conducted controlled experiments in the 1600s which disproved the idea of spontaneous generation and showed that living things only come from other living things, not non-living sources. All living things need certain basic requirements to survive including energy, water, living space, and stable internal conditions.
The document discusses how scientists look for life elsewhere in the universe. It presents an activity where a student discovers an unknown organism and must present their findings to colleagues. It discusses the characteristics of life, including movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. It also discusses the requirements for life, including liquid water, a source of energy, and available nutrients.
The document discusses the key characteristics of living things:
1) All living things are made of cells, move internally and externally, exchange gases, remove waste, grow larger over time, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
2) Examples of these characteristics include cells, bacteria and viruses, breathing, excretion, growth in size, sensitivity to the environment, and reproduction.
3) To determine if the unknown green thing from the Chesapeake Bay water sample is alive, one would look for these characteristics of life by examining it under a microscope.
This document discusses the key characteristics and life processes of living things. It states that living things are born, eat, react to their environment, grow, reproduce, and die. The document also outlines some of the main life processes of living things, including nutrition where organisms get energy from food, sensitivity to react to the environment, and reproduction to have offspring.
Apologia Biology Presentation 1 - Life, Scientific Method, and Biochemjeniwilsonday
This document provides an overview of key concepts in biology, including:
1. It defines four characteristics of life - all forms contain DNA, extract and use energy, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
2. It describes the levels of complexity in organism organization from atoms to cells to tissues to organs to organ systems.
3. It explains how organisms use and transport energy through cellular respiration and metabolism to power growth, development, and chemical reactions.
There are eight common characteristics of living things that differentiates them from nonliving things. This presentation is discusses these characteristics. (Disclaimer: The contents of this presentation is credited to the authors of book and website to which I based this presentation. Shown in credits.)
This document provides an introduction to biology concepts including the scientific method, criteria for life, metabolism, and ecology. It discusses key discoveries in science, how science views and changes the world, and outlines the four criteria for life - containing DNA, extracting and converting energy, sensing changes, and reproducing. It also defines producers, consumers, decomposers and explains metabolism, including anabolism and catabolism. Food chains and webs are demonstrated through a meadow ecosystem example.
There are 6 key characteristics of living things: 1) cells, 2) response to stimuli, 3) reproduction, 4) DNA, 5) metabolism, and 6) growth and development. All living things also require 4 basic necessities to survive: water, air, food, and shelter. Within cells, there are 5 main types of molecules that serve as building blocks: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, ATP, and nucleic acids. Each plays an important role in the structure and functions of living organisms.
All living things share several key characteristics: they are made of cells, use energy, respond to their environments, grow and develop, and reproduce. Francesco Redi conducted controlled experiments in the 1600s which disproved the idea of spontaneous generation and showed that living things only come from other living things, not non-living sources. All living things need certain basic requirements to survive including energy, water, living space, and stable internal conditions.
The document discusses how scientists look for life elsewhere in the universe. It presents an activity where a student discovers an unknown organism and must present their findings to colleagues. It discusses the characteristics of life, including movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition. It also discusses the requirements for life, including liquid water, a source of energy, and available nutrients.
The document discusses the key characteristics of living things:
1) All living things are made of cells, move internally and externally, exchange gases, remove waste, grow larger over time, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
2) Examples of these characteristics include cells, bacteria and viruses, breathing, excretion, growth in size, sensitivity to the environment, and reproduction.
3) To determine if the unknown green thing from the Chesapeake Bay water sample is alive, one would look for these characteristics of life by examining it under a microscope.
This document discusses the key characteristics and life processes of living things. It states that living things are born, eat, react to their environment, grow, reproduce, and die. The document also outlines some of the main life processes of living things, including nutrition where organisms get energy from food, sensitivity to react to the environment, and reproduction to have offspring.
Apologia Biology Presentation 1 - Life, Scientific Method, and Biochemjeniwilsonday
This document provides an overview of key concepts in biology, including:
1. It defines four characteristics of life - all forms contain DNA, extract and use energy, respond to stimuli, and reproduce.
2. It describes the levels of complexity in organism organization from atoms to cells to tissues to organs to organ systems.
3. It explains how organisms use and transport energy through cellular respiration and metabolism to power growth, development, and chemical reactions.
There are eight common characteristics of living things that differentiates them from nonliving things. This presentation is discusses these characteristics. (Disclaimer: The contents of this presentation is credited to the authors of book and website to which I based this presentation. Shown in credits.)
The document outlines the six key characteristics that define living things: 1) cells/organization, 2) energy transformation, 3) reproduction, 4) growth, 5) response to the environment, and 6) adaptation/evolution. It provides examples to illustrate each characteristic, such as cells forming tissues and organs, metabolism powering life processes, asexual and sexual reproduction, mitosis allowing single-celled and multicellular growth, homeostasis and behavior as responses, and evolution resulting in genetic adaptations over generations.
This document provides an excerpt from the textbook "NSSC Biology Module 1" by Ngepathimo Kadhila. The summary introduces key concepts about the characteristics and classification of living organisms. It describes the seven characteristics that distinguish living things from non-living things. These include nutrition, respiration, movement, excretion, growth, reproduction, and sensitivity. It then explains the hierarchical classification system used to organize living things into taxonomic groups from the broadest (kingdom) to the most specific (species). The summary outlines the natural classification approach which uses homologous structures and evolutionary relationships to group organisms.
The document discusses several theories related to the origins and evolution of life:
1) The theory of spontaneous generation, which was disproven by experiments showing that living things come from other living things, not nonliving matter.
2) Oparin's primordial soup theory that early Earth conditions allowed organic compounds to form from chemical elements and sunlight, providing building blocks for early life.
3) The distinction between microevolution, involving small changes within a population over time, versus macroevolution involving large changes that transformed early bacteria into more complex organisms like humans.
The document outlines the key characteristics of living things:
1. All living things grow and develop, use energy, come from preexisting organisms and reproduce, maintain homeostasis, respond to their environment, and are made up of cells.
2. It instructs the reader to determine whether several examples, including a leaf, ant, and bacteria, are living or not based on whether they exhibit these characteristics.
3. The document is a set of notes for identifying the traits that define life and classifying examples as living or non-living.
This document outlines the key characteristics of living things. It discusses how organisms are organized from cells to tissues to organs to systems. The human body contains 10 main systems like the respiratory, skeletal, and circulatory systems. Living things respond to stimuli, adapt to their environments, grow and develop over their lifespan, reproduce offspring, and need resources like space, water, oxygen, and food to survive. Homeostasis and energy usage are also described as essential characteristics of living things.
This document discusses the characteristics of life. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing homework on the characteristics of life and having students practice identifying examples as living, non-living, or dead. The document then lists and describes the main characteristics of life, including being made of cells, organization, growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, requiring energy, homeostasis, and adaptation. Examples are provided for each characteristic. Students are then asked to identify which characteristics are shown in various video examples and assigned homework on how they think life began on Earth.
The document discusses several key topics in biology including cells, tissues, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biomes, and the biosphere. It explains that cells are the basic structural and functional units of all life on Earth and can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. Tissues, populations, and communities are discussed in the context of multicellular organisms. Ecosystems are natural systems consisting of biotic and abiotic factors in an area, while biomes represent major communities with similar environmental conditions over large geographic areas. Finally, the biosphere encompasses all global ecosystems within the zones of air, land, and water where life exists.
Living things grow, move, feed, excrete, reproduce, breathe and are sensitive to their surroundings. They have the ability to grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce and perform all functions necessary to sustain life. All living things share these seven basic characteristics that distinguish them from non-living matter.
This document outlines the key characteristics that are common to all living things:
1) All living things are composed of cells that contain DNA.
2) Living things are organized from microscopic to macroscopic levels and can reproduce.
3) The document then lists 7 characteristics in more detail: cells/DNA, order/organization, growth and development, reproduction, energy processing, response to stimuli, and regulation/homeostasis. It states that all living things share these characteristics.
This document provides an introduction to anatomy and physiology. It defines anatomy as the study of body structure and physiology as how body parts function. Different types of anatomy are described, including developmental, surface, regional, gross, microscopic, systemic, and comparative anatomy. The document outlines the 11 organ systems of the human body and describes the four basic tissue types. It defines homeostasis as the state of dynamic equilibrium in the body and discusses examples of homeostatic control mechanisms. Both negative and positive feedback loops are explained as ways the body regulates internal conditions.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in biology including:
- Biology is the scientific study of life through processes like observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and analysis of data.
- The biosphere includes all living things and environments on Earth from land to oceans to the atmosphere. Biodiversity generally increases closer to the equator.
- All organisms share characteristics like being made of cells, needing energy, responding to stimuli, reproducing, and adapting. Evolution explains both unity and diversity of life through natural selection of adaptations over time.
- Understanding biology helps address issues like health, the environment, and new technologies like biotechnology which raises both promise and ethical questions. There are still many open questions left to
This document provides an overview of key concepts in biology. It discusses how biology is the study of life and how all living things derive energy from the sun, are composed of chemicals, and show organization at the cellular level. It also addresses how reproduction ensures the ongoing existence of species and how organisms maintain homeostasis.
The document outlines the key characteristics of living things and how they are classified. It discusses the seven characteristics of living things remembered by the mnemonic MRS NERG, which stands for movement, reproduction, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, respiration, and growth. It then explains the five kingdoms used to classify all living things - Monera, Protist, Fungi, Plant, and Animal - providing examples of common organisms from each kingdom.
This document provides information about an activity to learn about the characteristics and processes of living organisms. Students are instructed to explore the school garden and observe 10 living organisms, noting things they have in common. They are then asked questions about what living things share, how to differentiate living from non-living, and what activities organisms need to survive. The document further explains various life processes like response to stimuli, metabolism, growth, adaptation, and reproduction. It provides examples of each process and asks students to match processes to given activities. Finally, students are asked questions to demonstrate understanding of differentiating living from non-living and responding to environmental stimuli.
The document discusses the six main characteristics of life: organization, growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, homeostasis, and use of energy. It provides descriptions and examples for each characteristic. All living things share these traits, which include being made of one or more cells, the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to changes internally and externally, regulate internal conditions, and obtain and use energy.
The document discusses the interaction function in organisms. It describes how organisms detect stimuli through receptors, coordinate responses through nervous or endocrine systems, and carry out responses through effectors. Specifically:
1) Organisms detect environmental changes and stimuli through receptor organs like eyes, ears, and skin.
2) The nervous system captures signals rapidly and coordinates responses through neurons, while the endocrine system produces hormones to trigger slower, longer-lasting responses.
3) Effectors then carry out the responses through actions like muscle movement, secretions, and behavior changes.
The document outlines the 7 characteristics of living organisms:
1) Organization and cells - All living things are made of cells and have an organized structure.
2) Response to stimulus - Living things respond to changes in their environment.
3) Homeostasis - Living things maintain stable internal conditions even when the external environment changes.
4) Metabolism - Living things undergo chemical reactions to obtain and use energy.
5) Growth and development - Living things grow, develop, and have a lifespan.
6) Reproduction - Living things produce new individuals of their species to ensure survival.
7) Adaptation over time - Populations of organisms evolve over long periods to adapt to environmental changes.
The document provides an overview of the key concepts in the science of biology. It discusses what science aims to do and outlines the scientific method. It describes different types of observations, data expressions, and graphs that are used. Key experiments in biology like those conducted by Redi, Pasteur, and Needham are summarized. The characteristics of living things and levels of biological organization from subatomic to biosphere are highlighted. Different branches of biology are also listed.
The document outlines the scientific method and key concepts in biology. It discusses that science aims to understand nature through observation, data collection, inferences, and hypotheses testing using experiments. The scientific method involves stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, designing a controlled experiment, analyzing results, and drawing a conclusion. Key biology concepts covered include cells, DNA, metabolism, homeostasis, and evolution. Measurement tools like microscopes and techniques like cell culture and fractionation are also summarized.
Biology is the science that studies living organisms and life processes. It uses the scientific method and is divided into many branches and fields that overlap, such as botany, zoology, anatomy, and physiology. Understanding biology helps explain how and why living systems function. Modern biology builds on knowledge contributed by biologists over generations and benefits from tools like microscopy, DNA sequencing, and gene cloning. Rapid development in areas like biotechnology and molecular biology characterize 21st century biology.
Earth and Life Science Lesson 1 Q2W1 Life Concept (First Part).pptxJeffrey Alemania
The document provides an introduction to the evolving concept of life based on emerging evidence. It outlines the specific objectives of identifying the sequence of events in the history of life on Earth, naming pieces of evidence for evolution, and recognizing the importance of understanding this history. A map of conceptual change is presented with true/false statements about life science topics. The evolution of life from organic molecules to multicellular organisms is then described in a table outlining major periods in Earth's history from before 3.8 billion years ago to the last 0.5 billion years.
The document defines the key characteristics of living things as feeding, respiration, movement, sensitivity, growth, excretion, reproduction, and adaptation. It provides examples to illustrate each characteristic, such as how plants and animals obtain nutrients differently, how their cells grow and reproduce, and how organisms have adapted over time. Non-living things lack these characteristics, showing they were never alive or were once part of a living thing but have since lost these defining traits.
The document outlines the six key characteristics that define living things: 1) cells/organization, 2) energy transformation, 3) reproduction, 4) growth, 5) response to the environment, and 6) adaptation/evolution. It provides examples to illustrate each characteristic, such as cells forming tissues and organs, metabolism powering life processes, asexual and sexual reproduction, mitosis allowing single-celled and multicellular growth, homeostasis and behavior as responses, and evolution resulting in genetic adaptations over generations.
This document provides an excerpt from the textbook "NSSC Biology Module 1" by Ngepathimo Kadhila. The summary introduces key concepts about the characteristics and classification of living organisms. It describes the seven characteristics that distinguish living things from non-living things. These include nutrition, respiration, movement, excretion, growth, reproduction, and sensitivity. It then explains the hierarchical classification system used to organize living things into taxonomic groups from the broadest (kingdom) to the most specific (species). The summary outlines the natural classification approach which uses homologous structures and evolutionary relationships to group organisms.
The document discusses several theories related to the origins and evolution of life:
1) The theory of spontaneous generation, which was disproven by experiments showing that living things come from other living things, not nonliving matter.
2) Oparin's primordial soup theory that early Earth conditions allowed organic compounds to form from chemical elements and sunlight, providing building blocks for early life.
3) The distinction between microevolution, involving small changes within a population over time, versus macroevolution involving large changes that transformed early bacteria into more complex organisms like humans.
The document outlines the key characteristics of living things:
1. All living things grow and develop, use energy, come from preexisting organisms and reproduce, maintain homeostasis, respond to their environment, and are made up of cells.
2. It instructs the reader to determine whether several examples, including a leaf, ant, and bacteria, are living or not based on whether they exhibit these characteristics.
3. The document is a set of notes for identifying the traits that define life and classifying examples as living or non-living.
This document outlines the key characteristics of living things. It discusses how organisms are organized from cells to tissues to organs to systems. The human body contains 10 main systems like the respiratory, skeletal, and circulatory systems. Living things respond to stimuli, adapt to their environments, grow and develop over their lifespan, reproduce offspring, and need resources like space, water, oxygen, and food to survive. Homeostasis and energy usage are also described as essential characteristics of living things.
This document discusses the characteristics of life. It begins with an agenda that includes reviewing homework on the characteristics of life and having students practice identifying examples as living, non-living, or dead. The document then lists and describes the main characteristics of life, including being made of cells, organization, growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, requiring energy, homeostasis, and adaptation. Examples are provided for each characteristic. Students are then asked to identify which characteristics are shown in various video examples and assigned homework on how they think life began on Earth.
The document discusses several key topics in biology including cells, tissues, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biomes, and the biosphere. It explains that cells are the basic structural and functional units of all life on Earth and can be either prokaryotic or eukaryotic. Tissues, populations, and communities are discussed in the context of multicellular organisms. Ecosystems are natural systems consisting of biotic and abiotic factors in an area, while biomes represent major communities with similar environmental conditions over large geographic areas. Finally, the biosphere encompasses all global ecosystems within the zones of air, land, and water where life exists.
Living things grow, move, feed, excrete, reproduce, breathe and are sensitive to their surroundings. They have the ability to grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce and perform all functions necessary to sustain life. All living things share these seven basic characteristics that distinguish them from non-living matter.
This document outlines the key characteristics that are common to all living things:
1) All living things are composed of cells that contain DNA.
2) Living things are organized from microscopic to macroscopic levels and can reproduce.
3) The document then lists 7 characteristics in more detail: cells/DNA, order/organization, growth and development, reproduction, energy processing, response to stimuli, and regulation/homeostasis. It states that all living things share these characteristics.
This document provides an introduction to anatomy and physiology. It defines anatomy as the study of body structure and physiology as how body parts function. Different types of anatomy are described, including developmental, surface, regional, gross, microscopic, systemic, and comparative anatomy. The document outlines the 11 organ systems of the human body and describes the four basic tissue types. It defines homeostasis as the state of dynamic equilibrium in the body and discusses examples of homeostatic control mechanisms. Both negative and positive feedback loops are explained as ways the body regulates internal conditions.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in biology including:
- Biology is the scientific study of life through processes like observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and analysis of data.
- The biosphere includes all living things and environments on Earth from land to oceans to the atmosphere. Biodiversity generally increases closer to the equator.
- All organisms share characteristics like being made of cells, needing energy, responding to stimuli, reproducing, and adapting. Evolution explains both unity and diversity of life through natural selection of adaptations over time.
- Understanding biology helps address issues like health, the environment, and new technologies like biotechnology which raises both promise and ethical questions. There are still many open questions left to
This document provides an overview of key concepts in biology. It discusses how biology is the study of life and how all living things derive energy from the sun, are composed of chemicals, and show organization at the cellular level. It also addresses how reproduction ensures the ongoing existence of species and how organisms maintain homeostasis.
The document outlines the key characteristics of living things and how they are classified. It discusses the seven characteristics of living things remembered by the mnemonic MRS NERG, which stands for movement, reproduction, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, respiration, and growth. It then explains the five kingdoms used to classify all living things - Monera, Protist, Fungi, Plant, and Animal - providing examples of common organisms from each kingdom.
This document provides information about an activity to learn about the characteristics and processes of living organisms. Students are instructed to explore the school garden and observe 10 living organisms, noting things they have in common. They are then asked questions about what living things share, how to differentiate living from non-living, and what activities organisms need to survive. The document further explains various life processes like response to stimuli, metabolism, growth, adaptation, and reproduction. It provides examples of each process and asks students to match processes to given activities. Finally, students are asked questions to demonstrate understanding of differentiating living from non-living and responding to environmental stimuli.
The document discusses the six main characteristics of life: organization, growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, homeostasis, and use of energy. It provides descriptions and examples for each characteristic. All living things share these traits, which include being made of one or more cells, the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to changes internally and externally, regulate internal conditions, and obtain and use energy.
The document discusses the interaction function in organisms. It describes how organisms detect stimuli through receptors, coordinate responses through nervous or endocrine systems, and carry out responses through effectors. Specifically:
1) Organisms detect environmental changes and stimuli through receptor organs like eyes, ears, and skin.
2) The nervous system captures signals rapidly and coordinates responses through neurons, while the endocrine system produces hormones to trigger slower, longer-lasting responses.
3) Effectors then carry out the responses through actions like muscle movement, secretions, and behavior changes.
The document outlines the 7 characteristics of living organisms:
1) Organization and cells - All living things are made of cells and have an organized structure.
2) Response to stimulus - Living things respond to changes in their environment.
3) Homeostasis - Living things maintain stable internal conditions even when the external environment changes.
4) Metabolism - Living things undergo chemical reactions to obtain and use energy.
5) Growth and development - Living things grow, develop, and have a lifespan.
6) Reproduction - Living things produce new individuals of their species to ensure survival.
7) Adaptation over time - Populations of organisms evolve over long periods to adapt to environmental changes.
The document provides an overview of the key concepts in the science of biology. It discusses what science aims to do and outlines the scientific method. It describes different types of observations, data expressions, and graphs that are used. Key experiments in biology like those conducted by Redi, Pasteur, and Needham are summarized. The characteristics of living things and levels of biological organization from subatomic to biosphere are highlighted. Different branches of biology are also listed.
The document outlines the scientific method and key concepts in biology. It discusses that science aims to understand nature through observation, data collection, inferences, and hypotheses testing using experiments. The scientific method involves stating a problem, forming a hypothesis, designing a controlled experiment, analyzing results, and drawing a conclusion. Key biology concepts covered include cells, DNA, metabolism, homeostasis, and evolution. Measurement tools like microscopes and techniques like cell culture and fractionation are also summarized.
Biology is the science that studies living organisms and life processes. It uses the scientific method and is divided into many branches and fields that overlap, such as botany, zoology, anatomy, and physiology. Understanding biology helps explain how and why living systems function. Modern biology builds on knowledge contributed by biologists over generations and benefits from tools like microscopy, DNA sequencing, and gene cloning. Rapid development in areas like biotechnology and molecular biology characterize 21st century biology.
Earth and Life Science Lesson 1 Q2W1 Life Concept (First Part).pptxJeffrey Alemania
The document provides an introduction to the evolving concept of life based on emerging evidence. It outlines the specific objectives of identifying the sequence of events in the history of life on Earth, naming pieces of evidence for evolution, and recognizing the importance of understanding this history. A map of conceptual change is presented with true/false statements about life science topics. The evolution of life from organic molecules to multicellular organisms is then described in a table outlining major periods in Earth's history from before 3.8 billion years ago to the last 0.5 billion years.
The document defines the key characteristics of living things as feeding, respiration, movement, sensitivity, growth, excretion, reproduction, and adaptation. It provides examples to illustrate each characteristic, such as how plants and animals obtain nutrients differently, how their cells grow and reproduce, and how organisms have adapted over time. Non-living things lack these characteristics, showing they were never alive or were once part of a living thing but have since lost these defining traits.
Chapter 1 introduction to science and biologywatsonma12
This document provides an overview of key concepts in biology and the scientific process. It discusses what science is, how scientists work, and characteristics of living things. Some key points covered include:
- The goal of science is to investigate and understand the natural world through careful observation, data collection, hypothesis testing, and logical explanations.
- Scientists design controlled experiments to test hypotheses, where they systematically change one variable at a time while keeping others the same. Well-supported hypotheses may become scientific theories.
- Living things share characteristics of being made of cells, reproducing, growing/developing, responding to stimuli, maintaining homeostasis, and evolving over time as populations. Biology studies life at different levels from molecules to ecosystems
002 introduction to science, life & biologySANDIPLAWARE2
This document provides an overview of biology and the scientific method. It defines biology as the study of life, and describes the major themes of evolution, inheritance, cells, classification, bioenergetics, homeostasis, and ecosystems. Science is divided into social sciences and natural sciences like biology. The scientific method is explained as involving observation, developing hypotheses, testing, and drawing conclusions. Some pioneers in biology discussed include Aristotle, Hippocrates, Leeuwenhoek, Lister, Fleming, Salk, and Sabin.
The document provides an outline for a biology course covering topics like cell structure and function, skeletal system, classification of living organisms into kingdoms, and chemistry of life. It discusses the grading system, requirements, house rules, fields and branches of biology. It introduces concepts like scientific method, limitations of science, levels of biological organization from atoms to biosphere, properties of life, and basic organic compounds.
Here are the key steps to creating a successful terrarium:
1. Choose an appropriate container. Glass jars or tanks work well. The container should have a cover or lid.
2. Add a drainage layer. Use small gravel or aquarium rocks to allow excess water to drain.
3. Add the soil layer. Potting soil or a soil-less potting mix works best. Pack it down firmly.
4. Add plants suitable for low-light conditions. Moss, ferns, and small flowering plants often thrive.
5. Create variation in height and fullness. Mix tall plants in back with short plants in front.
6. Maintain the proper environment. Keep the soil
This document outlines many branches of biology, including:
- Aerobiology which studies airborne organic particles.
- Biogeography which studies the distribution of species spatially and temporally.
- Biomathematics which quantitatively studies biological processes through modeling.
- Several other branches study specific domains like agriculture, anatomy, astrobiology, botany, ecology, and more. Overall, the document provides a broad overview of the many specialized fields that make up the overall domain of biology.
The document provides an overview of topics covered in a biology course, including scientific method, nature of life, cells, biochemistry, genetics, evolution, ecology, and human impacts. It discusses key concepts such as the structures and functions of plant and animal cells, diffusion and osmosis, DNA replication, genetic disorders, natural selection, ecosystem interactions, and the greenhouse effect. Safety protocols for laboratories are also outlined.
The document provides an overview of various topics in biology including cells, DNA, genetics, evolution, and ecology. It discusses key concepts such as the scientific method, cell structures, mitosis, biochemical reactions, DNA replication, genetic disorders, natural selection, photosynthesis, and human impact on the biosphere. Safety protocols for laboratories are also mentioned.
This document provides an overview of biology and cells. It discusses that biology is the study of life and living things. It explains that organisms can be unicellular, consisting of only one cell, or multicellular, consisting of many cells. The document also summarizes the cell theory, which states that all living things are made up of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function, and new cells arise from preexisting cells.
The document provides an introduction to biology and the scientific study of life. It defines key characteristics of living things, including cells, organization, metabolism, homeostasis, growth and development, and reproduction. It also outlines the general life functions of respiration, reproduction, regulation, synthesis, growth, excretion, transport, and nutrition. The hierarchical organization of life is described from atoms to ecosystems. Methods of scientific classification and the scientific method are explained.
Science is an organized way to use evidence and study the natural world. Biology is the study of life, and living things share certain characteristics - they are made of cells, can reproduce, have genetic material, grow and develop, obtain and use energy, respond to stimuli, regulate homeostasis, and evolve over time. The scientific method is used to study the natural world through questioning, researching, hypothesizing, experimenting, analyzing results, and drawing conclusions.
This document provides an overview of General Biology 1012, including learning objectives, units, and chapter review questions. Unit 1 discusses the meaning and scope of biology, the origin and nature of life, and scientific methods. The origin of life is still debated, but the modern theory of chemical evolution proposes that life arose gradually through chemical reactions on early Earth around 3.8 billion years ago. Scientific methods involve making observations and hypotheses, conducting experiments and tests, and using results to evaluate and refine hypotheses. The goal is to establish scientific understanding through falsifiable explanations.
The document provides information about early discoveries related to cell theory and the development of cell theory over time. It describes key contributors like Hooke, van Leeuwenhoek, Schleiden, and Schwann and their findings that plants and animals are composed of cells. It also discusses how Virchow's findings led to the accepted view that all cells come from pre-existing cells.
This document outlines some key concepts in biology. It discusses the five characteristics shared by all living things: cells, reproduction, heredity, metabolism, and homeostasis. It also describes biotic and abiotic factors in an environment and different levels of organization from cells to ecosystems. Key terms like prokaryotes, eukaryotes, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, heterotrophs, and autotrophs are defined.
This document discusses natural resources and their impacts. It begins by posing an essential question about how different energy sources in North Carolina affect the environment, economy, and region. It then notes that the US uses a disproportionate amount of energy resources compared to its population. Agriculture has a major impact through resource depletion and pollution. Renewable resources can be replenished, while nonrenewables like fossil fuels take millions of years to form and will eventually run out. Conservation aims to sustainably manage resources for future use. The document discusses various natural resources like water, air, land, forests and minerals that humans rely on. It also outlines some impacts of resource extraction and use, as well as policies and practices to reduce pollution and protect the
Our solar system includes the Sun, eight planets and their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and meteorites. The planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Small solar system bodies include asteroids, most of which lie between Mars and Jupiter, and comets, which are icy bodies that produce tails when near the Sun. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
The document discusses natural resources and their importance. It describes renewable resources like trees, livestock, and energy from water, wind and sun that can be replenished. Nonrenewable resources like fossil fuels take millions of years to form and will run out. The text also discusses different methods of conserving and protecting resources, such as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, soil conservation techniques, and laws regarding hazardous waste.
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It involves the transfer of energy between trophic levels, with around 10% transferred between each level. Primary producers like plants convert sunlight into chemical energy through photosynthesis. Herbivores consume producers and carnivores consume herbivores or other carnivores. Matter cycles through biotic and abiotic components in ecosystems, with water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and other elements moving through different reservoirs via various processes. Ecological relationships like competition, predation, and symbiosis influence communities, which may undergo succession over time within different global biomes.
The document provides an overview of the solar system, including the sun, eight planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. It describes the characteristics of asteroids as mostly lying between Mars and Jupiter and having irregular shapes. Comets are described as large "dirty snowballs" that produce a glowing head and tail when approaching the sun. Meteoroids are small solid particles that can become meteors when entering Earth's atmosphere or meteorites if reaching the surface. The document also discusses the resolution that established three categories for objects in the solar system: planets, dwarf planets like Pluto, and small solar system bodies.
The document outlines important safety procedures and rules for science laboratories, including wearing proper eye protection, disposing of chemicals correctly, knowing the locations of safety equipment, and following instructions from teachers. Basic safe practices like tying back long hair and avoiding loose clothing or open-to
The document summarizes the 11 major body systems - nervous, integumentary, skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, endocrine, reproductive, and lymphatic. It provides details on the structures and functions of each system. For example, it states the nervous system controls and coordinates responses through structures like the brain, spinal cord and neurons. The reproductive system produces reproductive cells through structures like ovaries and testes to nurture embryos. Homeostasis and the levels of organization from cells to organ systems are also summarized.
1. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, including one pair of sex chromosomes that determine gender (XX for females and XY for males).
2. A karyotype is created by photographing chromosomes during cell division and pairing them to identify any abnormalities.
3. Pedigrees are family trees that show genetic traits and can help genetic counselors understand genotypes within a family.
4. There are four main human blood types (A, B, AB, and O) determined by the presence or absence of antigens on red blood cells, and a person's blood type affects their ability to donate and receive blood.
This document provides information on genetics and inheritance. It defines key terms like phenotype, genotype, homozygous, and heterozygous. It summarizes Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants and his principles of inheritance, including dominance, segregation, independent assortment, and the concept of true breeding. The document explains different types of genetic crosses like monohybrid, dihybrid, sex-linked and blood types. It provides examples of performing crosses and determining genotypes and phenotypes.
This document discusses genetic engineering and biotechnology techniques. It describes how genetic engineering allows scientists to directly manipulate DNA. The key steps discussed are DNA extraction, cutting DNA with restriction enzymes, separating DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis, and making copies of DNA using PCR. Gel electrophoresis is described as a technique used to separate DNA fragments by size through an electric current in a gel matrix. Cloning techniques are also summarized, including the cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1997. The process of cloning involves fusing the nucleus of a donor adult cell into an egg cell to produce a genetically identical organism.
The document summarizes key concepts about DNA and protein synthesis. It explains that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double helix structure of DNA in 1953. DNA is made up of deoxyribose, phosphate, and 4 nitrogen bases (A, T, C, G). DNA replicates in S phase using enzymes like helicase, polymerase and ligase. Mutations can occur from changes to DNA. RNA is similar to DNA but contains ribose, uracil instead of thymine, and is single stranded. There are 3 types of RNA involved in protein synthesis - messenger RNA carries DNA's message to ribosomes, transfer RNA brings amino acids to the ribosome, and ribosomal RNA makes up the ribosome.
Here are the answers to your questions:
1. I don't have chromosomes since I'm an AI assistant and not a living organism. Humans have 46 chromosomes.
2. If a cell with 8 chromosomes goes through mitosis, the two daughter cells will each have 8 chromosomes, since mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
3. If a cell with 24 chromosomes goes through meiosis, the daughter cells would each have 12 chromosomes. Meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half in the daughter cells compared to the parent cell. So a cell with 24 chromosomes undergoing meiosis would produce gametes (sex cells) with 12 chromosomes each.
This document summarizes photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen through a two-stage process in chloroplasts. The glucose produced can be broken down through cellular respiration in mitochondria to produce carbon dioxide, water, and ATP energy. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration work in a constant cycle to provide energy for plants and animals. Key compounds involved include glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide, ATP, and ADP.
This document provides an overview of cell biology concepts. It defines key word parts related to cells and discusses some early scientists who studied cells, including van Leeuwenhoek, Hooke, Brown, Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow. It also summarizes the cell theory developed by these scientists. The document then describes the two main types of cells - prokaryotes and eukaryotes - and compares some of their characteristics. Finally, it discusses various cell transport mechanisms like diffusion, osmosis, and concentration gradients.
Rules for using microscopes include standing during labs, carrying the microscope base and arm with both hands, cleaning the microscope to prevent eye disease, starting on the lowest magnification objective (4x), centering the image before increasing magnification, drawing and coloring what is observed, and cleaning up when finished. The microscope has objectives that provide magnifications of 40x (red), 100x (yellow), and 400x (blue) and procedures for slide preparation include placing the specimen in the center of a slide, adding a drop of water, and lowering a cover slip at a 45 degree angle to avoid bubbles.
This document provides information on taxonomy and classification. It discusses the eight major taxonomic categories, from domain to species. Key figures in the development of classification systems, like Aristotle and Linnaeus, are mentioned. Details are provided on the six kingdoms of life - Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. Characteristics and examples are outlined for major groups within these kingdoms.
This document defines key word parts related to evolution and biology. It then summarizes Jean Baptiste Lamarck's early theory of evolution from the 18th century, which proposed that acquired traits could be inherited. Next, it outlines Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection from the 19th century, including his voyage on the HMS Beagle and book The Origin of Species. It describes natural selection and how organisms vary, struggle for existence, and undergo descent with modification over generations. Evidence for evolution such as fossils, biogeography, and homologous and vestigial structures is also summarized.
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment. It examines how energy flows through trophic levels from producers to consumers. Producers like plants convert sunlight to chemical energy, while consumers rely on other organisms for food. Ecology also studies the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors within ecosystems, biomes, and the biosphere. Maintaining biodiversity through conservation efforts is important for sustaining life on Earth.
This document discusses key terms related to biology and the scientific method. It defines biology as the study of living things, called organisms. It explains important word parts like "bio" meaning life, "ology" meaning study of, and prefixes like "micro" meaning small. It also summarizes the history of experiments disproving spontaneous generation and establishing that all life comes from existing life through reproduction. The scientific method is outlined as a process of asking questions, forming testable hypotheses, conducting controlled experiments, analyzing results, and publishing conclusions. Lastly, it distinguishes characteristics shared by all living things and defines biotic vs abiotic factors that shape ecosystems.
1) The document discusses key terms related to word parts, the parts of an atom, elements, compounds, water properties, the pH scale, and the four main macromolecules - carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and proteins.
2) It also explains that enzymes speed up chemical reactions, work by binding to substrates and releasing products, and must fit substrates like puzzle pieces to function properly.
3) Enzyme activity can be affected by pH and temperature as they can become denatured and change shape if exposed to excessive pH or heat.
Signatures of wave erosion in Titan’s coastsSérgio Sacani
The shorelines of Titan’s hydrocarbon seas trace flooded erosional landforms such as river valleys; however, it isunclear whether coastal erosion has subsequently altered these shorelines. Spacecraft observations and theo-retical models suggest that wind may cause waves to form on Titan’s seas, potentially driving coastal erosion,but the observational evidence of waves is indirect, and the processes affecting shoreline evolution on Titanremain unknown. No widely accepted framework exists for using shoreline morphology to quantitatively dis-cern coastal erosion mechanisms, even on Earth, where the dominant mechanisms are known. We combinelandscape evolution models with measurements of shoreline shape on Earth to characterize how differentcoastal erosion mechanisms affect shoreline morphology. Applying this framework to Titan, we find that theshorelines of Titan’s seas are most consistent with flooded landscapes that subsequently have been eroded bywaves, rather than a uniform erosional process or no coastal erosion, particularly if wave growth saturates atfetch lengths of tens of kilometers.
Microbial interaction
Microorganisms interacts with each other and can be physically associated with another organisms in a variety of ways.
One organism can be located on the surface of another organism as an ectobiont or located within another organism as endobiont.
Microbial interaction may be positive such as mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism or may be negative such as parasitism, predation or competition
Types of microbial interaction
Positive interaction: mutualism, proto-cooperation, commensalism
Negative interaction: Ammensalism (antagonism), parasitism, predation, competition
I. Mutualism:
It is defined as the relationship in which each organism in interaction gets benefits from association. It is an obligatory relationship in which mutualist and host are metabolically dependent on each other.
Mutualistic relationship is very specific where one member of association cannot be replaced by another species.
Mutualism require close physical contact between interacting organisms.
Relationship of mutualism allows organisms to exist in habitat that could not occupied by either species alone.
Mutualistic relationship between organisms allows them to act as a single organism.
Examples of mutualism:
i. Lichens:
Lichens are excellent example of mutualism.
They are the association of specific fungi and certain genus of algae. In lichen, fungal partner is called mycobiont and algal partner is called
II. Syntrophism:
It is an association in which the growth of one organism either depends on or improved by the substrate provided by another organism.
In syntrophism both organism in association gets benefits.
Compound A
Utilized by population 1
Compound B
Utilized by population 2
Compound C
utilized by both Population 1+2
Products
In this theoretical example of syntrophism, population 1 is able to utilize and metabolize compound A, forming compound B but cannot metabolize beyond compound B without co-operation of population 2. Population 2is unable to utilize compound A but it can metabolize compound B forming compound C. Then both population 1 and 2 are able to carry out metabolic reaction which leads to formation of end product that neither population could produce alone.
Examples of syntrophism:
i. Methanogenic ecosystem in sludge digester
Methane produced by methanogenic bacteria depends upon interspecies hydrogen transfer by other fermentative bacteria.
Anaerobic fermentative bacteria generate CO2 and H2 utilizing carbohydrates which is then utilized by methanogenic bacteria (Methanobacter) to produce methane.
ii. Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis:
In the minimal media, Lactobacillus arobinosus and Enterococcus faecalis are able to grow together but not alone.
The synergistic relationship between E. faecalis and L. arobinosus occurs in which E. faecalis require folic acid
This presentation offers a general idea of the structure of seed, seed production, management of seeds and its allied technologies. It also offers the concept of gene erosion and the practices used to control it. Nursery and gardening have been widely explored along with their importance in the related domain.
Mending Clothing to Support Sustainable Fashion_CIMaR 2024.pdfSelcen Ozturkcan
Ozturkcan, S., Berndt, A., & Angelakis, A. (2024). Mending clothing to support sustainable fashion. Presented at the 31st Annual Conference by the Consortium for International Marketing Research (CIMaR), 10-13 Jun 2024, University of Gävle, Sweden.
SDSS1335+0728: The awakening of a ∼ 106M⊙ black hole⋆Sérgio Sacani
Context. The early-type galaxy SDSS J133519.91+072807.4 (hereafter SDSS1335+0728), which had exhibited no prior optical variations during the preceding two decades, began showing significant nuclear variability in the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) alert stream from December 2019 (as ZTF19acnskyy). This variability behaviour, coupled with the host-galaxy properties, suggests that SDSS1335+0728 hosts a ∼ 106M⊙ black hole (BH) that is currently in the process of ‘turning on’. Aims. We present a multi-wavelength photometric analysis and spectroscopic follow-up performed with the aim of better understanding the origin of the nuclear variations detected in SDSS1335+0728. Methods. We used archival photometry (from WISE, 2MASS, SDSS, GALEX, eROSITA) and spectroscopic data (from SDSS and LAMOST) to study the state of SDSS1335+0728 prior to December 2019, and new observations from Swift, SOAR/Goodman, VLT/X-shooter, and Keck/LRIS taken after its turn-on to characterise its current state. We analysed the variability of SDSS1335+0728 in the X-ray/UV/optical/mid-infrared range, modelled its spectral energy distribution prior to and after December 2019, and studied the evolution of its UV/optical spectra. Results. From our multi-wavelength photometric analysis, we find that: (a) since 2021, the UV flux (from Swift/UVOT observations) is four times brighter than the flux reported by GALEX in 2004; (b) since June 2022, the mid-infrared flux has risen more than two times, and the W1−W2 WISE colour has become redder; and (c) since February 2024, the source has begun showing X-ray emission. From our spectroscopic follow-up, we see that (i) the narrow emission line ratios are now consistent with a more energetic ionising continuum; (ii) broad emission lines are not detected; and (iii) the [OIII] line increased its flux ∼ 3.6 years after the first ZTF alert, which implies a relatively compact narrow-line-emitting region. Conclusions. We conclude that the variations observed in SDSS1335+0728 could be either explained by a ∼ 106M⊙ AGN that is just turning on or by an exotic tidal disruption event (TDE). If the former is true, SDSS1335+0728 is one of the strongest cases of an AGNobserved in the process of activating. If the latter were found to be the case, it would correspond to the longest and faintest TDE ever observed (or another class of still unknown nuclear transient). Future observations of SDSS1335+0728 are crucial to further understand its behaviour. Key words. galaxies: active– accretion, accretion discs– galaxies: individual: SDSS J133519.91+072807.4
Discovery of An Apparent Red, High-Velocity Type Ia Supernova at 𝐳 = 2.9 wi...Sérgio Sacani
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11.1 Role of physical biological in deterioration of grains.pdf
Chapter one notes
1. Word PartsBio – life or living things
-ology – the study of
A or An – not
Anti – against
itis – inflammation/swelling
Ist – a person who studies
Genesis - creation
Micro – small or tiny
Uni - one
Bi/Di – two
Multi – many
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What is Biology?What is Biology?
Biology-Biology-study of all livingstudy of all living
thingsthings
Living things are calledLiving things are called
organismsorganisms
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5. Have all Science Questions
been Answered?
Skeptical – its good not to always
have a definite explanation
because the world is always
changing.
6. Do flies come from old meat?
In 1668, Francesco Redi
disproved the Spontaneous
Generation hypothesis with a
controlled experiment.
Spontaneous Generation –
life arises from nonliving
matter.
Animalcules -
Microorganisms
7. Lazzaro Spallanzani stated, “New
organisms are produced only by
existing ones” using a gravy
experiment
Still debated because everyone
knows living things need air.
Finally, in 1864, Louis Pasteur
settled the debate. The “S”
shaped flask: Draw
9. Scientific Method
1. Ask a Question - not opinionated
2. Form a Hypothesis – a proposed
scientific explanation not “Educated
Guess” *Must be Testable*
3. Conduct a Controlled Experiment –
using a single manipulated variable
10. SM Cont.
4. Record and Analyze results – collect
data (information)
5. Prepare a Conclusion – summarize
data
6. Publish – let others review or
reproduce your work
11. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Biotic factors – interaction of living things:
1. Plants
2. Animals
3. Fungi
4. Bacteria
5. Protist
12. Abiotic - physical or nonliving factors that
shape an ecosystem:
temperature
precipitation
humidity
wind
nutrients
soil
sunlight
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All Living Things ShareAll Living Things Share
Common CharacteristicsCommon Characteristics
1.1. Basic Unit is theBasic Unit is the CellCell
2.2. TheyThey ReproduceReproduce
3.3. All Based On UniversalAll Based On Universal
Genetic CodeGenetic Code (DNA)(DNA)
4.4. Grow & DevelopGrow & Develop
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5.5. Obtain & Use Materials &Obtain & Use Materials &
EnergyEnergy
6.6. RespondRespond To Their EnvironmentTo Their Environment
7.7. Maintain AMaintain A Stable InternalStable Internal
Environment -Environment - HomeostasisHomeostasis
8.8. AS A GROUPAS A GROUP, Living Things, Living Things
EvolveEvolve, That Is Why They, That Is Why They
Change Over TimeChange Over Time
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16. Versus
Hypothesis vs. Theory
– Proposed scientific explanation vs.
Well-tested explanation *Not A Fact*
Manipulated (Independent) vs. Responding
(Dependent) Variables
– Deliberately Changed vs. Observed Change
Biotic vs. Abiotic
– Living or Dead vs. Not Living (Char. Of Life)
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLesk8fujH8