lnLroducuon Lo 8lology

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Campbell, nA, 8eece, !8, 1aylor, M8, Slmon, L!, and !L ulckey. 2011,
8lology: ConcepLs and Connecuons, 7
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LlebaerL, 8M. 2009. SLudy Culde Lo 8lology: ConcepLs and Connecuons. 6
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CalculaLor wlLh sclenuc funcuons.
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Cb[ecuves"
Plerarchlcal organlzauon of Llfe
Cells are Lhe baslc unlLs of llvlng organlsms
Cell Lheory
uomalns of Llfe
Lvoluuon ls Lhe unlfylng Lheory of 8lology
PypoLhesls-based sclence
Plerarchlcal
Crganlzauon
of Llfe

Bio 100
Cells A8L Lhe luncuonal unlLs of Llfe
Escherichia coli
~2 micrometers (!m)
Or: 3x10-6 m
Pow blg are cells?
Cell 1heory
1. All organlsms are made of cells.
2. Cells are Lhe -$*./$.*&,%&'(%
0.'/12'&,%unlLs of llfe.
3. All cells arlse from pre-exlsung cells.

WhaL ls Common Among All Llfeforms?
1. Crder
2. PomeosLasls
3. CrowLh and
uevelopmenL
4. Lnergy
uullzauon
3. 8esponse Lo
LnvlronmenL
6. 8eproducuon
7. Lvoluuon
Organisms are
connected to
their
environments.
1he 1hree uomalns of Llfe
1. Eukaryotes- true nucleus
2. Prokayotes- Two types: what distinguishes these???
a. Bacteria- i.e. E. coli
b. Archaea- extremophiles
WhaL are eukaryoLes?
Tinea corporis Plasmodium falciparum Citrus sinensis
Homo sapiens Micrasterias rotata Amanita phalloides
Archaea (exLremophlles)
http://youtu.be/y3GF3PFNx8Y
Lvoluuon ls Lhe unlfylng lramework of
8lology
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Lheory (Merrlam
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Scientists use theory in the FIRST sense.
uescenL wlLh
Modlcauon and
naLural Selecuon
are Lhe
Mechanlsms of
Lvoluuon
WhaL ls hypoLhesls-based sclence?
Observations
Question
Prediction
Experiment
R
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s
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t
s

All of these are components of the scientific method.
How would you order them in a flow chart?
Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Prediction
Experiment
Results
Support
Hypothesis
Do NOT Support
Hypothesis
ueducuve 8easonlng
PypoLhesls: a 1Ln1A1lvL answer Lo a
quesuon- an explanauon on Lrlal.
ueducuve reasonlng: uses lf, Lhen loglc
lf all organlsms are made of cells, and humans are
organlsms, Lhen...
All humans are composed of cells!
A sclenuc Lheory one whlch has
noL been LesLed by
experlmenLauon?
1rue or lalse
Whlch of Lhe followlng ls nC1 a
LeneL of Cell 1heory?
1. All organlsms are made of cells.
2. Cells are Lhe -$*./$.*&,%&'(%0.'/12'&,%unlLs
of llfe.
3. All cells arlse from pre-exlsung cells.
4. Lukaryouc cells are llvlng, prokaryouc cells
are noL.