1. Section 1.3 Studying Life

2. Characteristics of Living Things _________ is the study of life. What distinguishes living things from nonliving matter? Living things are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

3. Big Ideas! The study of biology revolves around several interlocking big ideas. 1. Living things have a __________________________. 2. Living things are based on ____________________and store information and heredity. 3. Living things obtain and use ___________________, life requires matter that serves as nutrients to build body structure and fuel life’s processes. 4. All living things __________, during growth and development generalized cells typically become more and more different and specialized.

4. Big Ideas! 5. Living things maintain a relatively stable internal environment, a process known as __________________. 6. Taken as a group, living things ___________________________________________. 7. Each group of organisms has ________ in a way that make particular functions possible. 8. Although life takes an almost unbelievable variety of forms, all living things are fundamentally _________________________________________. All organisms are composed of a common set of _______________________ molecules.

5. Big Ideas! 9. All forms of life on Earth are connected into a biosphere, which means ____________________. 10. Science is not a list of facts, but “a way of knowing”. The job of science is to use observations, questions, and experiments to explain the natural world.

6. Scientific Measurement Most scientists use the __________________ when collecting data and performing experiments. Because the metric system is based _______________________, it is easy to use!

7. Safety Whenever you work in your biology laboratory, you must follow safe practices. Always follow the teacher’s instructions. If you have any questions always ask your teacher!