Biology 1225 Chapter 1: Biology-Notes
4 Feb 2019
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1. 5 includes table 1. 1 & gure 1. 11 on exam material on page 19 not on exam remember: theory is more powerful than an idea > idea is a tested & true hypothesis. 1. 1 the secret of life on earth in new guinea mountains scientists discovered new species. Rhododendron plant: owers the size of a plate. The idea that different structures can be assembled from the same basic building blocks is a recurring theme in our world & biology. Life has successive levels of organization [page 5] Atoms: are functional units of matter > building blocks of all substances. Molecules: consist of atoms [atoms bond together to form molecules] there are no atoms. Unique to living things > but there are unique molecules. Only living things make the molecules of life : lipids, proteins, dna, rna and complex carbs. Property of life appears at the next level > when many molecules of life become organized as a cell.
