Bio 1060Bio 1060 Chapter 1 Chapter 1

Exploring LifeExploring Life

QuestionsQuestions

How are your values affected by the How are your values affected by the natural world and your knowledge of itnatural world and your knowledge of itHow do your values impact the natural How do your values impact the natural worldworldHow does biological knowledge relate to How does biological knowledge relate to your values your values How do your values impact your How do your values impact your acquisition and use of biological acquisition and use of biological knowledgeknowledge

IntroductionIntroduction

Define lifeDefine lifeDescribe the scale of the universeDescribe the scale of the universeDescribe the scale of lifeDescribe the scale of life

InteractionsInteractions

Describe the interactions of organisms Describe the interactions of organisms withwith– Each otherEach other– The environmentThe environmentName several factors which organisms Name several factors which organisms share (use jointly)share (use jointly)Compare and contrast the flow of energy Compare and contrast the flow of energy and nutrients in organisms and the and nutrients in organisms and the environmentenvironment

Unity and DiversityUnity and Diversity

Define the hallmarks of lifeDefine the hallmarks of lifeDiscuss the characteristics that unify all Discuss the characteristics that unify all living thingsliving thingsDiscuss the diversity in the world of lifeDiscuss the diversity in the world of life– Explain its originExplain its origin

CellsCells

Why are cells important in the world of lifeWhy are cells important in the world of life– Describe the activities that occur in cellsDescribe the activities that occur in cells

Name the molecule that is central to all lifeName the molecule that is central to all life– Describe the processes associated with itDescribe the processes associated with it– List the functions of that central moleculeList the functions of that central molecule

Types of CellsTypes of Cells

Name the two types of cellName the two types of cell– Compare and contrast themCompare and contrast them

What makes it possible for a prokaryotic What makes it possible for a prokaryotic organism to use genetic information from a organism to use genetic information from a eukaryotic cell to make a useful moleculeeukaryotic cell to make a useful molecule– e.g., bacteria produce human insuline.g., bacteria produce human insulin

Systems BiologySystems Biology

Define systems biologyDefine systems biology– Describe itDescribe it– Discuss how systems biology relates to all Discuss how systems biology relates to all

levels of the hierarchy of biological levels of the hierarchy of biological organizationorganization

Describe the systems strategyDescribe the systems strategy– Name the 3 key research developments that Name the 3 key research developments that

helped achieve the ascendancy of systems helped achieve the ascendancy of systems biologybiology

Homeostasis and FeedbackHomeostasis and Feedback

Define homeostasisDefine homeostasis– Discuss the relationship between homeostasis Discuss the relationship between homeostasis

and feedback mechanismsand feedback mechanisms

Compare and contrast the 2 types of Compare and contrast the 2 types of feedback mechanismsfeedback mechanisms– List the effect of eachList the effect of each– Give example/s of eachGive example/s of each

TaxonomyTaxonomy

Describe the weirdest organism you know Describe the weirdest organism you know aboutaboutGroup these diverse organisms in a logical Group these diverse organisms in a logical mannermannerDescribe the value of taxonomyDescribe the value of taxonomy

DomainDomain

Describe the usefulness of the new, higher Describe the usefulness of the new, higher category the domaincategory the domainDescribe the characteristics of each Describe the characteristics of each domaindomainName the next lower category and Name the next lower category and describe the members of eachdescribe the members of each

Evolution Connection p. 29Evolution Connection p. 29

Charles DarwinCharles Darwin

Describe what you know / have heard Describe what you know / have heard about Charles Darwinabout Charles DarwinDiscuss the ideas he introducedDiscuss the ideas he introducedDescribe his observations and his Describe his observations and his inferences from theminferences from them

Evolutionary RelationshipsEvolutionary Relationships

Describe the diagram biologists use in Describe the diagram biologists use in describing evolutionary relationshipsdescribing evolutionary relationshipsDescribe the evidence that allowed the Describe the evidence that allowed the evolutionary relationships of the evolutionary relationships of the Galapagos finches to be determinedGalapagos finches to be determinedDescribe how the anatomy of the Describe how the anatomy of the vertebrate limb shows relatedness of the vertebrate limb shows relatedness of the various types of vertebratesvarious types of vertebrates

Reasoning in ScienceReasoning in Science

Describe the 2 types of logic used in Describe the 2 types of logic used in sciencescienceDiscuss their relationships to the 2 types Discuss their relationships to the 2 types of scienceof science

Snake MimicrySnake Mimicry

Describe warning colorationDescribe warning colorationDescribe the experiment investigating mimicry in Describe the experiment investigating mimicry in snake populationssnake populations– Discuss the factors to be controlled to falsify the Discuss the factors to be controlled to falsify the

hypothesishypothesis– Describe how the scientists controlled for variablesDescribe how the scientists controlled for variablesDescribe the conclusion Describe the conclusion – Describe the data on which it is basedDescribe the data on which it is based

Scientific Inquiry p. 29Scientific Inquiry p. 29

ApplicationsApplications

Describe the ways in which biological Describe the ways in which biological knowledge may be important now and in knowledge may be important now and in the futurethe future– For youFor you– For society For society

– Science, Technology and Society p.29Science, Technology and Society p.29