Aim: What is Biology?

Do Now: Answer the Aim question

Chapter 1

1. What is biology?2. What are some

characteristics of living things?

1. Biology is the study of life

2. All living things have:a) An orderly structureb) Produce offspringc) Grow and developd) Adjust to changes

in the environment

3. What is an organism?

4. What are the processes life?

3. An organism is anything that possesses all the characteristics of life

4. They are processes that organisms must carry on to stay alive. They are also the characteristics of all living things

4. What are the life processes? (continued)

4. The life processes are:a) Ingestion – taking in of food &

water from the outside. Animals must take in food & water. Plants make their own food but must take in water from the soil.

b) Digestion – the breaking down of food into a form that can be used

c) Respiration– the release of energy by combining oxygen with digested foods. This process produces energy. Water & carbon dioxide are also produced; they are the waste products of respiration

4. What are the life processes? (continued)

e) Circulation – the movement of useful products to all parts of an organism & the carrying away of waste products. Circulation is also called transport.

4. What are the life processes? (continued)

4. The life processes are:a) Ingestion – taking in of food &

water from the outside. Animals must take in food & water. Plants make their own food but must take in water from the soil.

b) Digestion – the breaking down of food into a form that can be used

c) Respiration– the release of energy by combining oxygen with digested foods. This process produces energy. Water & carbon dioxide are also produced; they are the waste products of respiration