Chapter 1: Themes in the Study of Life ? Biology: The scientific study of life. ? Systems Biology: Construct models for the dynamic behavior of who biological systems. ? Reductionism: the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. ? Eukaryotic cell is subdivided by internal membranes. ? Prokaryotic cell: DNA is not separated from the rest of the cell in a nucleus. ? Inquiry: a search for information and explanation ? Data: Recorded observations ? Hypothesis: a tentative answer to a well-framed question. ? Theory: Much broader in scope than a hypothesis, is general enough to spin off many new, specific hypotheses, generally supported by a much greater body of evidence. ? Technology:applied scientific