Transcript Question of the Day

Question of the Day
Please write this down in your
notebook, and do your best to answer
it!
What do you have in
common with the avocado
plant in our room?
Ten Themes of Biology
Goal: Describe the 10
themes that can help you
organize what you learn
about biology.
Ten Unifying Themes of Biology
1. Biological Systems – cell, tissue, organ,
organ system, organism, population,
community, ecosystem, biosphere
Cells
Tissue
Cells
working
together
Organ
Tissues
working
together
Organ
System
Organs
working
together
Organism
A living
thing
Ten Unifying Themes of Biology
1. Biological Systems – cell, tissue, organ,
organ system, organism, population,
community, ecosystem, biosphere
2. The Cellular Basis of Life – the cell is
the smallest unit of life. All living
things are made of cells.
3. Form and Function – the shape of things help
that organism to do what it does
(Example: the anteater’s long snout enables it to
squeeze in tight places to get food)
4. Reproduction and Inheritance – you inherit
similarities from your parents (Example: if
nothing else your parents are human and so
are you!)
5. Interaction with the Environment – every
organism gives off stuff to the environment and
every organism takes stuff from the environment
(Example: you give off heat and take in food)
Ten Themes of Biology
Goal: Describe the 10 themes that can
help you organize what you learn about
biology.
•How do you feel about your progress on our
goal today? What questions do you still have?
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