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Biology 41
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
06/20/2019

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1st Characteristic of Life

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Order:

 

Life is characterized by highly ordered structures. 

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2nd Characteristic Of Life 

 

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 Reproduction

Organisms produce their own kind. 

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3rd Characteristic of Life 

 

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Growth and development 

Inherited information encoded in DNA controls the pattern of growth and development of all organisms.

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4th Characteristic of Life

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Response to the environment:

All organisms respond to environmental stimuli. 

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5th Characteristic of Life

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Energy processing:

Organisms take in energy and use it to power all their activities.

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6th Characteristic of Life
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Regulation:

 

Organisms have regulatory mechanisms that maintain a beneficial internal environment. “Sunbathing” raises this lizard's body temperature on cold mornings.

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7th Characteristic of Life

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Evolutionary adaptation

 

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1st Level of Organization
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Biosphere

 

All life on Earth and the places where life exists. 

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2nd Level Of Organization

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Ecosystem:

 

All the organisms in a particular area, as well as the physical components with which life interacts, such as soil, water, and light.

 

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3rd Level of Organization

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Community

 

All the organisms in an ecosystem.

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4th Level of Organization

 

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Population:

All the individuals of a particular species living in a community.

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5th Level Of Organization

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 Organism:

An individual living thing.

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6th Level of Organization

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Organs and organ systems:

Body parts that perform a specific function. Several organs may cooperate in an organ system.

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7th Level of Organization

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Tissue:

A group of similar cells performing a specific function.

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8th Level of Organization

 

 

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Cell:

The fundamental structural and functional unit of life.

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9th Level of Organization

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Organelle

 

A membrane-enclosed functional structure in a cell. 

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10th Level of Organization

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Molecule:

A chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms.

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11 Element of Organization

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Atom:

The basic unit of a chemical element. 

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