BIOL 1201 Chapter : Chapter 1 Notes
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Cell organization: the cell is the basic unit of life: the cell is an organism"s basic unit of structure and function, theres two types of cells. Eukaryotic: reductionism: when you take the cell apart and look at individual molecules (looking at little parts) Doesn"t show how the organism functions as a whole ( taking a bike apart and just look at parts doesn"t show how the bike functions) Molecular interactions: interactions initiates biological regulations. Ex: blood glucose in the blood: communication between cells helps regulate necessary reactions in order to keep the body stable, feedback mechanisms. Negative feedback systems restores balance (negates a stimulus) Positive feedback system aids in the stimulus (moves farther away from balance: types of reasoning. Inductive reasoning: making an observation and coming to a conclusion from your observation (just what you see); observational patterns. Hypothesis: small, precise statement that we can test.
