BIOL 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Blubber, Cyanobacteria, Model Organism
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Students will be able to distinguish between the levels of biological organization. Students will be able to identify the basic characteristics of life. Students will be able to distinguish between the three domains of life. Students will be able to explain the relationship between the process of natural selection and evolutionary change. Students will be able to identify the components of the scientific method. Students will be able to distinguish between a theory and a hypothesis. Students will be able to analyze a scientific experiment and identify the hypothesis, experiment, control groups and conclusions. Life on earth has many forms- some strange, plentiful and diverse. Example: gastric brooding frogs, fetal eating sand sharks, bacteria (15 mins. Characteristics of life: ability to self sustain (keep yourself alive), ability to replicate, and the ability to adapt to external influences (environment) Nutrients required for metabolism: finding, processing, incorporating. Growth, breath, excretion, utilizing energy, maintaining homeostasis, metabolism, heart beat.