1. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Study of Life Themes & Concepts

2. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Themes  Science as a process of inquiry  Evolution  Energy transfer  Continuity & Change  Relationship of structure to function  Regulation  Interdependence in nature  Science, technology & society

3. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Science as a process of inquiry

4. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Science as a process of inquiry  repeatable observations & testable hypothesis

5. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Evolution  Core theme of biology Charles Darwin

6. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Natural selection  Evolutionary adaptation is a product of natural selection

7. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. — Theodosius Dobzhansky

8. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Natural selection  Evolutionary adaptation is a product of natural selection

9. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Energy transfer  Life is an open system  organisms continuously interact with the environment  stuff comes in stuff goes out  energy is used Entropy rules!

10. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Energy utilization

11. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Continuity & change  Continuity of life is based on heritable information in the form of DNA  DNA – the genetic material – carries biological information from 1 generation to the next

12. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Form follows function  Structure & function are correlated at all levels of biological organization

13. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Regulation  Regulatory mechanisms ensure a dynamic balance through feedback

14. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Interdependence  No organism is an island standing alone

15. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Science, technology & society  Science & technology must function within the framework of society  ethics

16. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Umbrella concepts Recurring principles & ideas

17. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Diversity & unity  Dual aspects of life on Earth

18. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com

19. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Unity of life What do organisms have in common? Why do similarities exist?

20. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Evolution explains diversity & unity  Unity  evolutionary relationships  connected through a common ancestor  Diversity  natural selection  adaptations in different environments

21. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Properties of life orderreproduction growth & development response homeostasis evolutionary adaptation energy utilization

22. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Levels of organization

23. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Each level has emergent properties

24. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Cell is basic unit of life  Cell theory  developed with early microscopes  prokaryotes  eukaryotes

25. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Diversity of life What differences are there between organisms?

26. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com 3 Domains of Life Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

27. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Organizing systems  Making sense out of the diversity  Hierarchical scheme

28. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Why study themes of Biology?  Biology is an ever expanding body of knowledge  too much to memorize it all  need to generalize  create a framework upon which to organize new knowledge  themes are fundamental in understanding the nature of living organisms

29. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Which science is growing the fastest in new knowledge? BIOLOGY!! Dr. Mary Claire King Genomics & proteomics projects are driving research

30. MCC BP Based on work by K. Foglia www.kimunity.com Any Questions??