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1
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____________ is the study of life

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BIOLOGY

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____________ study th estructure, function, growth, origin, evolution and distribution of living organisms.

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BIOLOGISTS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE

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They are made up of cells
They grow and develop
They are capable of reproduction
They exhibit metabolism
They respond to their environment
They maintain homeostasis

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Pieces of Evidence

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Fossil Records
Rock Layers
Geologic Processes

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_________________- Living things work as a system, at the same time they cannot be separated from non-living things since they are both operating as a system

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM
A _____________ is an organized group of interacting parts.

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM
A _____________ includes organs that interact.

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM
An ___________ includes living and nonliving things that interact

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ECOSYSTEM

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BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM (ORGANIZATION)

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Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ System
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

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_______________- Basic unit of life, a system of chemicals and processes; which denotes that all living things are composed of ___________

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CELL

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___________________- Living things cannot live alone, their survival depends on how they interact with the environment

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INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

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INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
Organisms have evolved to ________ and ____________ with other organisms

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LIVE AND INTERACT

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INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
_____________ deals with the interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment.

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ECOLOGY

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Living organisms use a source of energy for their metabolic activities.

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ENERGY AND LIFE

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ENERGY AND LIFE
Some living organisms capture the light energy and convert it into chemical energy in food.

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AUTOTROPHS

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ENERGY AND LIFE
Some living organisms use chemical energy stored in molecules obtained from food.

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HETEROTROPHS

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Organisms’ structures fit with its functions.

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FORM AND FUNCTION

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FORM AND FUNCTION
Features that are common in different organisms because their common ancestry also possessed this feature.
Ex: pentadactyl limb of humans, cats, bats, whales….

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HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURES

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FORM AND FUNCTION
Features in different organisms that serve a similar function, however they are structurally different since they evolved independently (their common ancestor does not posses this feature)
Ex: wings of birds, bats, and insects

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ANALOGOUS STRUCTURES

19
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Traits of parents are being passed from one generation to the next generation

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REPRODUCTION AND INHERITANCE

20
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TYPES OF REPRODUCTION

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ASEXUAL AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

21
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[NOTE]
TURTLE:
-Not all turtles are tortoises…
-Flipper boi
-Flat, streamlined shell
-Turtley in the sea
-Eats both plants and animals

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TORTOISE:
-…but all tortoises are turtle.
-Chonky foot
-Dome-shaped shell
-Lives mainly on land
-Veggie is love, veggie is life.

22
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Organisms must maintain homeostasis to survuve in diverse environments.

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REGULATION

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REGULATION
_____________ is the maintenance of constant internal conditions. All living organisms must live in a ______________.

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-HOMEOSTASIS
-STABLE ENVIRONMENT

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REGULATION
Cells of the body are surrounded by small amount of fluid, and normal cell functions depend on the maintenance of cell’s fluid environment including __________, ___________, and ___________

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-temperature
-volume
-chemical content

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REGULATION
____________ distributes heat throughout the body

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BLOOD

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REGULATION
evaportation of __________ helps regulate body temperature

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WATER

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REGULATION
__________ regulates temperature & changes in osmotic pressure

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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REGULATION
__________ maintain water balance in the body

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KIDNEYS

29
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REGULATION
___________ regulates blood sugar level

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PANCREAS

30
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REGULATION
_______________ contract and release heat

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SKELETAL MUSCLES

31
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Living organisms survive depending on how one will adapt to its changing environment.

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ADAPTATION

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_______________- the change in living things over time. The genetic makeup of a population of a species changes

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EVOLUTION

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It is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

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REGULATION

34
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It accounts for both the divertsity and the unity of life

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EVOLUTION

35
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The field of science is changing the lives of all organisms through research.

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BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY

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UNIFYING THEMES IN BIOLOGY

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Biological System
Cell
Interaction with the Environment
Energy and Life
Form and Function
Reproduction and Inheritance
Regulation
Adaptation
Evolution
Biology and Society

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