Biology II Campbell 7th edition outline chapter 1
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Delia Cossia August 29, 2012 Biology Outline Chapter 1 Overview: Biology?s Most Exciting Era Biology is the scientific study of life. Order, adaptation, response to environment, regulation, energy processing, growth and development, reproduction. Biologists explore life from the microscopic to the global scale Hierarchy of biological organization Biosphere- all the environments on earth Ecosystems- all living and non-living things in area Communities- all of living in an area Populations- all individual species in an area Organisms- an individual thing Organs and Organ Systems- an organ consisting of two or more tissues Tissues- a group of cells Cell- life?s fundamental unit of structure and function. Organelles- various functional components that make up cells.