BIOL 1201 : Exam 1 Notes
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Chapter 1: themes in the study of life: properties of life, order, regulation, evolutionary adaptation, response to the environment, reproduction, growth and development, energy processing. Light energy is converted to chemical energy, then kinetic energy: energy flows through an ecosystem, usually entering as light and exiting as heat, global climate change. Theme: structure and function are correlated at all levels of biological organization: structure and function of living organisms are closely related, genome- the entire library of genetic instructions that an organism inherits. General, and can lead to a new testable hypothesis. Supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis. Overview: a chemical connection to biology: biology is multidisciplinary science, living organisms are subject to basic laws of physics and chemistry. Matter consists of chemical elements in pure form and in combinations called compounds: element- substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions, ex.
