Advanced Biology

Properties of Life

Biology

1.1

The scientific study of life

Properties of Life

1.2

Organization of Life

1.4

Organization of Life

1.4

Three Major Themes

1.3

Cell Theory
Energy Transfer
Evolution

Cell Theory

1.3

Cells are highly ordered

Cell Theory

1.3

Cell structures have specific functions

Cell Theory

1.3

Cells carry out chemical reactions

(metabolize)

Cell Theory

Cells use metabolism to:

1.3

Reproduce (with heredity)

Regulate
Communicate
Move
Grow

Where do cells get the energy?

1.3

Energy Transfer

Cells use energy

Cells gather energy through
transformation
Light Food

1.3

Evolution

Where did life

come from?

Evolution

Three hypotheses on the origin of life

Creation
Extraterrestrial
Chemical Evolution

Creation

The idea that life originated as the

creation of a supreme being

Extraterrestrial

Based on:

Presence of basic molecules of life found in

Meteorites
Comets
Mars

Chemical Evolution

1.3

Cells arose from

the assembly of
simple organic
molecules present
in the Earths
primitive oceans
about 3.7 billion
years ago

Heredity in reproduction

1.3

All living things contain coded

information in the form of:
DNA
This allows for both continuity and
change in living things

Scientific Method

Discovery Science

Experimental Science

1.5

Based on observation
Usually qualitative
Based on experimentation (testing a hypothesis)
Usually quantitative