1. BIOLOGY BIO = Life OLOGY = Scientific study of

2. IGNORE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED Biochemistry, Cell Biologist, Geneticist, Physiologist, Zoologist, Botanist, Microbiologist, Population Biologist, Ecologist Virology, Bacteriology, Phycology, Mycology, Prootozoology, Parasitology industrial, food, agricultural, epidemiology, medical, water, environmental, pathogenic Learn more and more about less and less to you know everything about nothing Philosophy – Know nothing about everything

3. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

4. Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems)  Organisms Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems) Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems)  Organisms  Populations  Communities Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems)  Organisms  Populations Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems)  Organisms  Populations  Communities  Ecosystems Order Atoms CHEMIST ANATOMIST CYTOLOGIST BIOCHEMIST ORGANIC CHEMIST Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells  (Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems)  Organisms  Populations  Communities  Ecosystems  Biosphere Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles Atoms  Molecules  Macromolecules  Organelles  Cells Atoms  MoleculesAtoms  Molecules  Macromolecules MOLECULEMACROMOLECULE Amino acidsProtein NucleotidesNucleic acid MonosaccharidesPolysaccharides Lipids HISTOLOGIST ORGANISMAL BIOLOGIST Microbiologist Zoologist Botanist ECOLOGIST POPULATION ECOLOGIST COMMUNITY ECOLOGIST

5. Order

7. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

8. Types of Work  Chemical  Mechanical  Transport

9. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

10. Energy & Matter ENERGY  Chemotroph  Phototroph MATTER  Autotroph  Heterotroph

11. Energy & Matter ENERGY  Chemotroph  Phototroph MATTER  Autotroph  Heterotroph

12. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

13. Homeostasis  Keeping the internal environment about the same

14. Homeostasis  Negative Feedback A system where the product of a process inhibits the process that produces it

15. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

16. Respond to Stimuli

17. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

18. Reproduction  Sexual  Asexual

19. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

20. Growth & Development

21. Characteristics of Life  Ordered  Performs Work  Utilizes Energy & Matter  Homeostatic  Respond to Stimuli  Reproduce  Develop & Grow  Adapt via Evolution

22. Evolution

23. HOMEWORK  1. Levels of Organization List the levels of organization from atoms to biosphere. Obtain a actual job description for each (from Science or the Chronicle. of Higher Education).

24. HOMEWORK  1. Levels of Organization List the levels of organization from atoms to biosphere. Obtain a title of a research article for each or a job description for each.  2. Characteristics of Life Most biologist do not consider viruses to be alive. Which characteristics of life to they have and which do they lack? Give a brief (1-2 sentences) reason why or why not for each characteristic.