BI110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cuttlefish, Archaea, Theodosius Dobzhansky
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Bi110-lecture 2-evolution of life and earth (module 1) First quiz available, and due september 20th, covering modules 2-12. Virtual labs available: biological molecules (no marks), cells structure and function (due sept. 23rd) The science of life and living organisms, including the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolisms, growth, reproduction and response to stimuli or adaption to the environment originating from within the organism. A system in which proteins and nucleic acids interact in ways that allow the structure to grow and reproduce. Evolution explains the unity and biodiversity of life. Biodiversity: example of it is a cuttlefish, which changes its colour based on any environment, sensors, responds at a cellular level. New species being discovered all the time, both extinct and extant (existing) (ex. Three-domain of life: bacteria, archaea, eukarya (multi-cellular organisms)
