Studying Life
Learning Objectives List the characteristics of living things. Identify the central themes of biology. Explain how life can be studied at different levels. Discuss the importance of a universal system of
measurement.
Biology
Biology is the study of life.
But what IS life?
Characteristics of Life
Genetic code
Grow and develop
Respond to their environment
Reproduce
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Evolve
Made of cells
Is It Alive?
Sample A Sample B
Big Ideas in Biology
1. Cellular Basis of Life
2. Information and Heredity
3. Matter and Energy
4. Growth, Development, and Reproduction
5. Homeostasis
6. Evolution
7. Structure and Function
8. Unity and Diversity of Life
9. Interdependence in Nature
10. Science as a Way of Knowing
Fields of BiologyGlobal EcologyBiotechnologyPaleontologyEntomologyMolecular Biology
Scientific Measurement
1 kilometer = _______ meters1000
0.45 liter = _______ milliliters450
5000 milligrams = _______ grams5
130 meters = _______ kilometers0.13
2500 milliliters = _______ liters2.5
0.017 grams = _______ milligrams17