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What is Biology?

Define “Life or Living”?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive?

Alive or Not Alive? COMA

Life Functions Nutrition Ingestion (Purpose?) Digestion (Purpose?) Egestion (Purpose?)

Nutrition ? How do plants get their Nutrients?

Nutrition Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs

Life Functions What happens to it after the stomach?

Life Functions 2. Transport Digestive products absorbed into cells Digestive products circulate within cells Digestive products enter circulatory system

Life Functions What do body cells do with these transported nutrients?

Life Functions 3. Respiration =Release chemical energy in nutrients to power up our life functions

Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration

Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration

Anaerobic Respiration

Cyanobacteria

Life Functions 4. Growth Growth in cell size and/or cell number

Why don’t we grow indefinitely. Why do we deteriorate with time Why don’t we grow indefinitely? Why do we deteriorate with time? Why do we die?

Life Functions 5. Synthesis and Assimilation Synthesis Assimilation

Life Functions 6. Regulation Reproduction Respiration Excretion Nutrition

X Life Functions 7. Excretion =Waste from chemical reactions! NOT Doody! (ie. Undigested food waste) X

Examples of Excretion

Examples of Excretion

Examples of Excretion

Life Functions 8. Reproduction Definition? OPTIONAL for individual but NOT for continuance species

Words to Remember Homeostasis Metabolism