Foundations of Biology

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Course Outline

  1. Biology and the Logic of Life
  2. Central Themes of Biology
  3. Hierarchy and Organization of Life
  4. Cells and the Continuity of Life
  5. Evolution and Biodiversity
  6. Biological Inquiry Approaches
  7. Transdisciplinary Biology

1. Biology and the Logic of Life

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Biology : The scientific study of life and addresses questions about how cells form organisms, how body systems function, and how organisms interact in communities.

★ Must-know

  • The seven characteristics of life are:
    • order
    • regulation
    • energy processing
    • growth and development
    • reproduction
    • response to the environment
    • evolutionary adaptation

Further detail

📌 Whether viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 are considered living remains a question within the characterization of life.

Memory Hook

OREGR: Order, Regulation, Energy processing, Growth, Reproduction, Response, evolutionary adaptation

2. Central Themes of Biology

★ Must-know

  • The five unifying themes of biology are (Campbell, 2020):
    • organization of life
    • flow of information
    • flow of energy and cycling of matter
    • evolution and diversity
    • interaction

Further detail

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Quiz-Vorschau

1. What does biology primarily study?

2. Which set correctly lists the seven characteristics of life?

3. Which statement correctly distinguishes the biological themes of information flow and energy flow?

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Karteikarten-Vorschau

What is biology the scientific study of?

Life.

What questions does biology address about organisms?

How cells form organisms, body systems function, and organisms interact in communities.

What are the seven characteristics of life?

Order, regulation, energy processing, growth and development, reproduction, response to environment, evolutionary adaptation.

What is the status of viruses like SARS-CoV-2 in defining life?

Whether they are considered living remains a question.

What are the five themes that unify biology?

Organization of life, flow of information, flow of energy and cycling of matter, evolution and diversity, and interaction.

Which theme in biology involves the cycling of matter?

Flow of energy and cycling of matter.

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