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    UNIFYING THEMES IN THE STUDY OF LIFE

     The unifying theme connects the different subdisciplines that make


    biology as a science
     These are the shared properties (of living organisms) that make
    something “alive”

    1. All levels of life have systems of related parts


    - A system is an organized group of interacting parts.
    - A cell is a system of chemicals and processes. It is the basic unit of life.
    - A body system includes organs that interact.
    - An ecosystem includes living and non-living things that interact.

    2. Structure and function are related in biology


    - Structure determines function.
    - The structure is the shape of the object.
    - The function is the object’s specific role.

    3. Organisms must maintain homeostasis to survive in diverse


    environments.
    - Homeostasis is the maintenance of constant internal conditions.
    - All living organisms must live in a stable environment.

    4. Traits are being inherited and transferred.


    -Evolution is the change in living things over time.
    -The genetic makeup of a population of a species changes.
    - It accounts for both the diversity and the unity of life.

    5. Evolution explains the unity and diversity of life


    -Evolution is the change in living things over time.
    -The genetic makeup of a population of a species changes.
    -It accounts for both the diversity and the unity of life

    6. Organisms reproduce.
    -It is necessary part of living; process of making more of one’s own kind

    7. Organisms are interdependent with one another.


    -Organisms have evolved to live and interact with other organisms.
    - Ecology deals with the interactions of living organisms with one another
    and their environment.
    8. Organisms acquire and process energy.
    -Living organisms use a source of energy for their metabolic activities.
    - Some living organisms capture the light energy and convert it into
    chemical energy in food.
    - Some living organisms use chemical energy stored in molecules
    obtained from food.

    9. Scientific Inquiry
    - The process of science includes observation-based discovery and the
    testing of explanations through the hypothetic-deductive.
    - Scientific credibility depends on the repeatability of observation and
    experiments.

    10. Science, Technology and Society


    - Many technologies are goal-oriented applications of science.
    - The relationships of science and technology to society are now more
    crucial to understand than ever before.

    Performance Task:

    Make a poster to explain the quotation “Your body isn’t just a body,
    it’s an ecosystem” by Steve Mills.

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