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6 Themes of Biology
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Our book (Modern Biology by Towle) organizes the study of biology into these 6 themes. Understanding the themes and their vocab terms (in the petagonal nodes) will help immensely with your studies this year.
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6 Themes of Biology
Cell Structure and Function
unicellular organisms
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living things that are a single cell
multicellular organisms
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living things that have more than one cell
Stability and Homeostasis
homeostasis
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homeostasis is an organism's ability to maintain stable internal conditions (like temperature)
Reproduction and Inheritance
sexual reproduction
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Reproduction that involves two organisms (parents) combining DNA to form a new organism (offspring or child)
asexual reproduction
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reproduction involving only one organism (usually a unicellular organism) that creates a copy of itself (a clone)
Evolution
natural selection
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the theory that organisms with helpful traits will survive to have more offspring than organisms with less helpful traits
Interdependence of Organisms
ecology
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the study of how organisms interact with one another and their environment. From the greek "eko" meaning "home" and "logy" meaning "study."
ecosystem
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All the living and non-living things in an area that interact with each other
Matter, Energy, and Organization
autotrophs
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organisms that make their own food (plants)
heterotrophs
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Organisms that eat other organisms to survive (all animals and fungi, some plants and unicellular organisms)
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