Introduction: Biology Today Chapter 1 1. List and define the 7 properties of life: 1. order - complex but ordered organization 2. regulation - organism can adjust internal environment (homeostasis) 3. growth and development - genes --> DNA 4. energy utilization - food; chemical energy to perform work 5. response to environment - what we respond to in environment (stimulus) 6. reproduction - only reproduce own kind; no reproduction = extinction 7. evolution - change over time 2. Define the following terms that deal with how life is organized here on earth: Biosphere: most complex; all environments that support life Ecosystem: all organisms living in a particular area; how they react with environment
Introduction: Biology Today
Introduction: Biology Today Chapter 1 1. List and define the 7 properties of life: 1. order - complex but ordered organization 2. regulation - organism can adjust internal environment (homeostasis) 3. growth and development - genes --> DNA 4. energy utilization - food; chemical energy to perform work 5. response to environment - what we respond to in environment (stimulus) 6. reproduction - only reproduce own kind; no reproduction = extinction 7. evolution - change over time 2. Define the following terms that deal with how life is organized here on earth: Biosphere: most complex; all environments that support life Ecosystem: all organisms living in a particular area; how they react with environment
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