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Living Things are called Organisms, they are individual and complete, living thing.

Biology is The Study of Living Things...

Organisms are: Made of Cells - some are unicellular others are multicellular

Organisms are: Highly Organized - each cell is complex structurally and chemically

Organisms Use Energy - all living things need energy. Living things constantly build the substances that they need.

Organisms Grow and Develop It takes place in a specific way, this growth and development is different for each kind of organism.

Organisms Reproduce themselves - they produce offspring. Reproduction is necessary for the continued existence of a species

Have a life span - a fixed length of life Organisms

Respond to Stimuli - The ability to respond to stimuli is typical of all living organisms. Biologists call this property irritability.

Organisms Adjust to their Environment – ( adapt & evolve) Any change an organism makes that makes it better suited to its environment is called adaptation.

Organization of Living Things AtomsOrgans ElementsSystems MoleculesOrganisms OrganellesPopulations CellsCommunities Tissues

Continued…... Ecosystems Biomes Biosphere

Why Study Biology?...You like helping Humans...You take pleasure in learning about the world of living things...You are curious...You want to understand our place in the world...You’d like to control the future

Anatomy Evolutionary Biology Environmental Science BiochemistryGenetics BotanyMicrobiology Cell BiologyPhysiology EcologyZoology Biological Fields of Study

Studying Biology is Life!

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