Biology Chapter 1
Chapter 1 ? Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life Overview: Inquiring About 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 Biology Hierarchy Emergent Properties The Power and Limitations of Reductionism Systems Biology Theme: Organisms Interact with Other Organisms and the Physical Environment Theme: Life Requires Energy Transfer and Transformation Theme: Structure and Function are Correlated at All Levels of Biology Organization Theme: The Cell Is an Organism?s Basic Unit of Structure and Function Theme: The Continuity of Life Is Based on Heritable Information in the Form of DNA DNA Structure and Function Genomics: Large-Scale Analysis of DNA Sequences