Biology is the scientific study of life
Common Properties:
Order:
Reproduction:
Growth (Development):
Response to the environment (Sensitivity):
Energy Processing (Nutrition):
Regulation (Homeostasis):
Evolution (Adaptation):
Life is Hierarchical:
Atom (Hydrogen)
The smallest chemical unit
Molecule (Water)
a cluster of small chemical units called atoms held together by chemical bonds
Organelle (Nucleus)
Cell (Neuron)
Tissue (Nervous Tissue)
Organ (Brain)
Organ System (Nervous System)
Organism (Sea Lion)
Population (Colony)
Community (Giant- Kelp Forest)
Ecosystem (Southern California Coast)
Biosphere (Earth)
Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic:
Prokaryotic:
- No nucleus
- Single-celled
Eukaryotic:
- DNA called cell nucleus
- Much larger in size