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Ten Themes of Biology Poster
Target: Identify ten themes of biology.
Part I: Using pages 11-19, create a poster that defines, explains, and illustrates your
assigned theme.
Part I: Use your peers’ posters to take notes on each theme.
Theme
1. Biological
System
2. The Cellular
Basis of Life
3. Form and
Function
4.
Reproduction
and
Inheritance
5. Interaction
with the
Environment
Definition
Example
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Theme
6. Energy and
Life
7. Regulation
8. Adaptation
and Evolution
9. Biology and
Society
10. Scientific
Inquiry
Definition
Example
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Analysis Questions:
1. Describe a biological system.
2. What do all living organisms have in common?
3. What are not all cells the same?
4. How are cells organized into organisms?
5. Why do all organisms look different?
6. Give one example of form following function.
7. Why do members of the same family usually look similar?
8. Describe two features determined by genes.
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9. How does a plant obtain its energy?
10. Describe one life process that plants do that uses energy.
11. Give one example of how we regulate our body temperature.
12. Give one example of how biology affects society in your country of origin.
13. Write down the missing steps of the scientific method.
a. Make observations.
b.
c. Form a hypothesis.
d.
e. Record and analyze your data.
f.
g. Repeat your experiment.