Name: ____________________________________
Period: _________
1-1 Themes of Biology
I. Objectives:
1.Relate the 7 properties of life to living organisms.
2.Describe 7 themes that can help you organize what you learn about Biology.
3.Identify the tiny structures that make up all living organisms.
4.Differentiate between reproduction and heredity and between metabolism and
homeostasis.
II. What is living?
Object
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yes
no
Mouse
Kleenex
Cactus
Coral
Dust pan
Bacteria in petri dish
What are the characteristics that make them alive?
§Partner Brainstorm…
§Groups list….
§Record…
II. Characteristics:
1. Cellular Structure and Function
 All living things are made of one or more __________________.
 CELLS are _______________________ ___________________________ tiny structures
with thin coverings called __________________________________.
 Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic
Name: ____________________________________
Period: _________
2. Reproduction
 All living things can ______________________________________.
 It is the process by which organisms make more of their kind from one generation to the
next
 Humans =
, bacteria =
 Asexual =
 Sexual =
3. Metabolism
 Living organisms perform _____________________________
__________________________________ in order to obtain
________________________________________ to run the processes of life
 It is the sum of all chemical reactions carried out by the
____________________________.
 hummingbird vs. sloth
 Some organisms have the ability to regulate through __________________________/
___________________________________
4. Homeostasis
 All living organisms must maintain a ______________________
_______________________
___________________________________ in order to function properly.
 Stasis =
 Homeo/homo =
 Human sapiens regulate…
5. Heredity
 All living things are able to pass on their characteristics (____________________) to
their
offspring through genes that are passed from ________________________________ to
______________________________________________________.
Name: ____________________________________
Period: _________
 Genes =
 Mutations = change in the _____________________________which may alter the
instructions
6. Evolution
 Populations of living organisms ____________________________ to the environment
the exist in.
 This ____________________________________ can result in changes to the species
genes over time.
 Change in inherited traits of species over time is
________________________________________.
 Species =
7. Interdependence
 Organisms in a biological community
 They are dependent on
 They grow and survive as a result of finding their ____________________________ in
the community in which they exist.
Is this organism alive?
Mouse
Tree
Virus
1.Cells
2.Reproduce
3.Metabolism
4.Homeostasis
5.Heredity
6.Respond
7.Grow
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Name: ____________________________________
Period: _________
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