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    What is Biology

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    1.) What is Biology? Biology is the science of life. Biologists study the structure‚ function‚ growth‚ origin‚ evolution and distribution of living organisms. There are generally considered to be at least nine “umbrella” fields of biology‚ each of which consists of multiple subfields. 2.) What are the branches of Biology? Describe each. Biochemistry: the study of the material substances that make up living things Botany: the study of plants‚ including agriculture Cellular biology: the study of the

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    Homeostasis In Biology

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    A central organizing concept in biology is that life changes and develops through evolution‚ and that all life-forms known have a common origin. The theory of evolution postulates that all organisms on the Earth‚ both living and extinct‚ have descended from a common ancestor or an ancestral gene pool. This last universal common ancestor of all organisms is believed to have appeared about 3.5 billion years ago.[21] Biologists generally regard the universality and ubiquity of the genetic code as definitive

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    Cycles in Biology

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    Cycles in Biology Cycles in biology play a fundamental role in the world that we live in. Cycles occur all around and inside of us in many different forms‚ from the Krebs to the Calvin cycle. There are large scale cycles happening and they are essential in regulating the nutrients and substances that are around us which without‚ life on earth could no function. One of the largest cycles that occurs all around us is in everyday life is the carbon cycle. The current atmospheric

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    Biology notes

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    assist students wishing to excel on the SAT and in college courses. According to the College Board’s website‚ AP Biology courses are designed to be the equivalent of a college introductory course‚ usually taken during a biology major’s first year of college. Students who choose to take AP Biology may be allowed to skip over introductory biology courses and enroll in courses in which biology is a prerequisite. Because universities grant college credit for this course‚ they require that the textbooks

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    Life for slaves has been extremely difficult since the beginning of time. During the 1850’s people were just starting to finally realize just how wrong slavery was. If you were a slave‚ your life was extremely difficult. You were treated as if you were an animal rather than a human being. Slaves were generally kidnapped from Africa where they were taken away from their families and stripped of their culture. They were brought over to America and sold by slave traders to plantation and factory owners

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    Synthetic Biology?

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    human activities in the environment. It is a movement that restores the environment that  humans have damaged. Scientists have addressed the idea‚ in "A life of its own" by Michael Specter‚ of using synthetic biology to mend environmental issues. Synthetic biology combines  the "elements of engineering‚ chemistry‚ computer science‚ and molecular biology…to assemble the biological tools necessary to redesign the living world" (Specter 364). There are both positive and negative impacts of a synthetic world

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    Marine Biology

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    Marine biology is more than the scientific study of marine life. Marine biology is the study of marine organisms‚ their behaviors‚ and interactions with the environment. Marine biologists study oceanography and the associated fields of chemical‚ physical‚ and geological oceanography. Marine biologists are also able to specialize in large aquatic animals‚ all the way down to microscopic and minuscule organisms. Anything else in between‚ marine biologists are able to study. Marine biology is known

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    Theories of Biology

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    Theories of Biology University of Phoenix – Axia There are seven major theories of Biology that attempt to organize and make sense of the multitude of ideas surrounding the major theories of Biology. The theories include evolution of natural selection‚ inheritance‚ cells‚ biological classification‚ bioenergetics‚ homeostasis‚ and ecosystems. The evolution of natural selection is the theory the theory that attempts to explain how and why species are able to adapt to their environments

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    Intro to Biology

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    Biology is a wonderful subject that many students enjoy. But as life would have it (no pun intended)‚ this study is not a favorite of the majority of students who pass through the halls of school. Here are a few questions about biology and some answers to them. So why do we study biology? A lot of students trying to get through school stare at the mountain of work this class involves and struggle through. Some rationalize that it’s good to be well rounded in science or just school in general

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    Biology Quiz

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    are living in the golden age of biology. Biological discoveries revolutionize medicine‚ change agriculture‚ and impact human culture. 2. Life is united not by a single trait‚ but by a common set of characteristics. Appreciating what it means to be living is as complex as life itself. 3. Life exists at many levels of biological organization. Understanding how these levels interrelate provides insight into the mechanisms of living systems. 4. The diversity of life is nested into groups that are united

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