? 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. Lecture Presentations byNicole Tunbridge and Kathleen Fitzpatrick Chapter 1Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry 1 Concept 1.1: The study of life reveals unifying themes Biology is a subject of enormous scope There are five unifying themes Organization Information Energy and Matter Interactions Evolution ? 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 2 Theme: New Properties Emerge at Successive Levels of Biological Organization Life can be studied at different levels, from molecules to the entire living planet This enormous range can be divided into different levels of biological organization ? 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. 3 Figure 1.3 1 The Biosphere 2 Ecosystems 6 Organs 7 Tissues 3 Communities 5 Organ- isms