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What is Life?

I). What is an organism

II). How do you determine if it is alive

A). Responsiveness

B). Movement

C). Digestion

D). Metabolism

E). Excretion

F). Growth

G). Reproduction

 

III). Characteristics of life

A). Metabolic Process

1). Nutrient uptake

2). Nutrient processing

3). Waste elimination

B). Generative Processes

1). Growth

2). Reproduction

C). Responsiveness

1). Irritability

2). Individual Adaptation

3). Population Adaptation

D). Control Systems

1). Coordination:

2). Regulation:

 

IV). Needs for survival

A). Maintenance of Boundaries

B). Nutrients

C). Oxygen

D). Water

E). Body Temperature

F). Atmospheric Pressure

G). Shelter

 

V). Hierarchy of Structural Organization

Chemical level:

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Cellular level:

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Tissue level:

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Organ levels:

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Organ system level:

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Organism

Life

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Population

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Community