BIOL 1002 Chapter : Chapter 1
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An introduction to life on earth: what is biology, the science of living organisms and life processes. So what exactly is life: life: an evanescent phenomenon dependent for its continued existence, and perpetuation, on cyclic enqymatic reactions in an environment consisting principally of protein and water. (student. Dictionary of biology. (1972) van nostrand reinhold company, New york: life: the property b which living organisms are distinguished from dead organisms or inanimate matter. Dictionary: both of these definitions suck terribly do not refer to these definitions when defining life, neither of the biology texts (for majors or non-majors) that we use include the term life in their glossaries. Complex, organized structure: the complexity of life is built in levels, living things have both complexity and organization. Caption: all life has a chemical basis, but the quality of life itself emerges on the cellular level.
