BIOLOGY is the scientific study of life

Biologists ask questions

How does a single cell develop into an organism?
How does the human mind work?
How do different forms of life in a forest interact?
To organize and make sense of all the info encountered
in biology, focus on a few big ideas
These unifying theme help to organize biological info:
Organization
Information
Energy and matter
Interactions
Evolution
Levels:
1 Biosphere
2 Ecosystems
3 Communities
4 Populations
5 Organisms
6 Organs
7 Tissues
8 Cells
9 Organelles
10 Molecules
Structure and function
Eukaryotic cell- a DNA nucleus and contains membrane
enclose organelles
Prokaryotic cell- lack nucleus
DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid. Holds hundreds of
thousands of genes.
Genome- entire set of genetic instructions

 Proteomics- refers to the study of sets of proteins and

their properties
Every organism interacts with other organisms
Interactions affect individual organisms and the way
that populations evolve over time
Co2 has increased the average temp of the world by 1c
every year
Evolution explains patterns of unity and diversity in
living organisms