BIO152H5 Lecture 1: BIO152 Lecture 1-Science and Biology
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Biology is a science: the scientific method. Study of the biodiversity of life (variety of life in the world). Living organisms share several basic properties: order (cellular organization)- cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, energy processing/metabolism, regulation, reproduction, growth and development (inheritance and genetic control, response to the environment, evolutionary adaptation. Theme: new properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy. Biology is organized into a hierarchy of levels. Each higher level contains novel properties not present at the simpler level of organization. Rain forest, desert, fresh water lake front, digestive tract of animal for bacteria. Includes all living organisms and non-living matter such as air, water and minerals as well as heat (temperature) and pressure. Only includes living things from bacteria, to fungi, to plant, to animal and accompanying viruses. Includes only individuals species in a given area from a specific species such as a plant, an animal, or.
