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