BIOL 1020H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Systems Biology, Reductionism, Evolution
21 Jan 2016
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Biol 1020h: current issues in biology, i. Module 1 notes for exam. Inquiring about life: biology is the study of living things. The science of biology grew out of the philosophy of natural history. The textbook provides a round- about answer in the form of figure 1. 3. (see appendix) Theme: new properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy. Living things can be studied at many different scales, which the textbook refers to as different levels of biological organization. Figure 1. 4: exploring levels of biological organization (campbell biology, pg. This figure outlines the common levels of organization studied by biologists. Stems and roots are the other major organs of plants. Examples of human organs are the brain, heart and the kidney. For example, the human digestive system includes such organs as the tongue, stomach and intestines. Organs consist of multiple tissues: tissues: our next scale change requires a microscope.
