AP Biology Campbell Chapter 1 Objectives
Subject:
Biology [1]
Exploring Life on Its Many Levels
1. Briefly describe the unifying themes that characterize the biological sciences.
2. Diagram the hierarchy of structural levels in biological organization.
3. Explain how the properties of life emerge from complex organization.
4. Describe the two major dynamic processes of any ecosystem.
5. Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
6. Describe the basic structure and function of DNA.
7. Describe the dilemma of reductionism.
8. Discuss the goals and activities of systems biology. List three research developments that have advanced systems biology.
9. Explain the importance of regulatory mechanisms in living things. Distinguish between positive and negative feedback.