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The Scope of Biology

The Scope of Biology. Sections 1.1 -1.4. A Big Billed Bird Rebounds. What are some problems the brown pelican faced in the past and now faces? DDT, Slaughtered by Humans, Injured accidently by fishing lines and propellers

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The Scope of Biology

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  1. The Scope of Biology Sections 1.1 -1.4

  2. A Big Billed Bird Rebounds • What are some problems the brown pelican faced in the past and now faces? • DDT, Slaughtered by Humans, Injured accidently by fishing lines and propellers • How does this population’s story set the stage for a crucial theme in Biology? • The idea that living things are connected to the environment and other organisms.

  3. 1.1 Levels of Organization • The study of life extends from the global scale of the entire planet to the microscopic scale of cells and molecules.

  4. 1.2 Interconnecting Webs • Producers: provide food through photosynthesis • Consumers: eat plants and other animals • Decomposers: recycle dead matter into nutrients Refer to page 3**

  5. 1.3 Cells are Biological Systems • Prokaryotic Cells: simple, small, no nucleus • Eukaryotic Cells: complex, DNA contained in nucleus Emergent Properties*

  6. 1.4 The Unityof Life • All living things share common features • DNA • Order (Specialization) • Regulation (Homeostasis) • Growth and Development • Utilization of Energy • Response to Environment (Stimulus) • Reproduction • Evolution

  7. Assess - Desks • Food Web Connection • include producer, consumer, decomp • Application of Living Organism • Pick an organism and explain how it illustrates the following characteristics • Utilizing Energy • Regulation • Growth and Development • Response to Environment • Evolution

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