AP Biology Themes
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Biology [1]
AP Biology Chapter 1: Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life Evolution: the process or change that has transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today Biology: the scientific study of life Concept 1.1: The themes of this book make connections across different areas of biology Theme: New properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy Emergent Properties New properties emerge at each step, properties that are not present at the preceding level Due to the arrangement and interaction of parts as complexity increases The Power and Limitations of Reductionism If we study organisms and cells by breaking them down, they are not cells anymore Organisms or cells cannot be studied without taking them apart