[BIO 311C] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (82 pages long)
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Chapter 1: evolution, the themes of biology, and. 1. 1: the study of life reveals common themes. Evolution: the process of change that has transformed life on earth: fundamental organizing principle of biology, an organism"s adaptations to its environment are the result of evolution. Properties and processes of life: highly ordered structure, evolutionary adaptation, regulation, homeostasis, energy processing, growth and development, genes, response to environmental stimuli, reproduction. Theme: new properties emerge at successive levels of biological organization. Emergent properties: emergent properties are due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases, coordinated processes require speci c organization, systems biology: the exploration of a biological system by analyzing the interactions among its parts. Theme: life"s processes involve the expression and transmission of genetic information. Dna are coordinated in cells and in whole organisms. Theme: from ecosystems to molecules, interactions are important in biological systems.