Introduction+to+Biology

=__Chapter 1: Introduction to Biology__ by Andy Nguyen=

__Related activities__

 * Lab 1

__Vocabulary__

 * [|Hierarchy]
 * [|Multicellular organisms]
 * [|Population]
 * [|Emergent properties]
 * [|Diversity]
 * [|Genetic code]

__Important Content__
**The living world is a hierarchy, with each level of biological structure building on the level below it.** (page 2)

- There are always biological order - To be able to identify biological organization at many different levels is needed to the study of life. - Multicellular orgainisms have 3 major structure levels: tissues, organ, organ systems. example: Nervous system



**Each level of biological structure has emergant properties.** (page 4)

- These properties are used to help us determine what has life. - On page 5, figure 1.3 are some examples of what we can look for to determine whether it has life. media type="youtube" key="U7gRFOJCT48" height="250" width="325" This represents "growth and development"

**Diversity and unity are the dual faces of life on Earth.** (page 9)

- Diversity is all around us. - But even if life is very diverse, at the lower levels of organization is where we are all mostly common. - For example, the genetic code is in all living organisms. - There are 5 kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia

**Websites**

[|Biology 104, by J. Stein Carter] - This website has a basic introduction on what biology is.

[|zeroBio] - Biology games!!! What more do I need to say?

[|BioCourse.com] - This site has a great layout and lots of biology stuff. A great place to do research.