(4_GB_LecOut_01_BioIntro)
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1.1. Organization of Life
1.2. Characteristics of Living Things
1.3. Classification of Living Things
1.4. Biological Change of Living Things
1.5. Interactions Between Living Things
1.6. Human Impact on the Biosphere
AT THE END OF THIS LECTURE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. Explain how life is organized and list the various structural levels of biological organization.
2. List and differentiate between the various characteristics found in living things.
3. Explain how living things are classified.
4. Name and differentiate between the kingdoms of life.
5. Understand that evolution is the core theme in biology (the "unifying thread" of all biological concepts).
6. Discuss ecosystems and the biosphere.
7. Discuss the tropical rainforests, and human population growth.
8. Define selected key terms.
LECTURE QUIZ
1. SUBATOMIC PARTICLE 2. _______________________ 3. _______________________ 4. MACROMOLECULE
5. __ Organelle ___ 6. _____________________ 7. _____________________ 8. ____________________
9. _____________________ 10. _____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________
13. __ Ecosystem ___ 14. LANDSCAPE 15. _____________________________
(see Starr, Figure 1.2 p. 4-5)
Name the four basic characteristics of a living organism: This is Lecture Objective #: __ 2 ___
1. __ Metabolic ___ processes 2. __ Generative ___ processes
3. __ responsive ___ processes 4. __ Control ___ processes
During the days of Linné only two kingdoms were recognized. Today we recognize 5 or 6 kingdoms depending on authority (the bacteria is considered either as ONE or TWO kingdoms). Name the kingdoms and indicate what kind of cell type (prokaryotic or eukaryotic) the organisms have in each kingdom.
This is Lecture Objective #: __ 3, 4 ___
Name of the kingdoms and the cell type they have:
01. " Bacteria" Cell type: _______________________________
02. Protista Cell type: eukaryotic
03. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________
04. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________
05. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________
(See lecture notes. Missed class? See textbook Table 1.1, and pp. 56-57)
Fill in the blank:
1. It is important to understand that in biology _____________________________ is the core theme. This is Lecture Objective #: __ 5 ___
2. Which of the lecture objective(s) (see list above -- not counting the key term objective) was/were not covered in the quiz above? __ 6 ___
See lecture notes learning tools page.
Into what kingdom would you place a multicellular land organisms that carries on photosynthesis?
a. Monera
b. Protista
c. Fungi
d. Plantae
e. Animalia
For answer see Starr, Figure 1.8 p. 9)
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