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Earth and Life Science Lesson 2 - Unifying Themes in The Study of Life

This document outlines the unifying themes in the study of life. It discusses how life exists on Earth in ecosystems containing biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors. The field of biology studies life through various connected disciplines. The 10 main unifying themes that connect these disciplines are: emergent properties, cells, heritable information, structure/formation, interaction with the environment, regulation, unity and diversity, evolution, scientific inquiry, and the relationship between science, technology, and society.

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Earth and Life Science Lesson 2 - Unifying Themes in The Study of Life

This document outlines the unifying themes in the study of life. It discusses how life exists on Earth in ecosystems containing biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors. The field of biology studies life through various connected disciplines. The 10 main unifying themes that connect these disciplines are: emergent properties, cells, heritable information, structure/formation, interaction with the environment, regulation, unity and diversity, evolution, scientific inquiry, and the relationship between science, technology, and society.

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UNIFYING THEMES IN

THE STUDY OF LIFE


LESSON 2
Earth is the home of human beings and organisms,
including animals, plants, and microorganisms. They
are found in different parts of the said planet. The
ecosystems-the biological communities-include
living microorganisms (biotic factors) like animals,
plants, insects, and bacteria (interacting with their
environment), as well as the non-living components
(abiotic factors) like rock, soil, water, and sunlight.
Non-living things are classified as inanimate
objects that may influence, alter or impact the
life of biotic factors. These abiotic factors are
essential to biotic factors in various ways.
The field of science that deals with the study of
life are the Life of Science/ Biology. It involves
different disciplines. These disciplines are
connected to one another, which the biologists
termed as unifying themes.
Emergent properties

The cell

The heritable information

10 UNIFYING
Structure/Formation

Interaction with the environment

THEMES Regulation

Unity and diversity

Evolution

Scientific Inquiry

The Science, Technology, and Society.


The unifying themes connect the dif ferent
subdisciplines that make biology a science.
Living organisms differ from non-living
organisms in various aspects.
ALL LEVELS OF LIFE HAVE SYSTEMS
OF RELATED PARTS
• A system is an organized group of
interacting parts.
• A cell is a system of chemicals and
processes. It is the basic unit of life
• A body system includes organs that
interact.
• An ecosystem includes living and non-
living things that interact.
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ARE
RELATED IN BIOLOGY

Structure determines function.

The structure is the shape of the object.

The function is the object’s specific role.


ORGANISMS MUST MAINTAIN
HOMEOSTASIS TO SURVIVE IN
DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

• Homeostasis is the maintenance of


constant internal conditions.
• All living organisms must live in a
stable environment.
EVOLUTION EXPLAINS THE UNITY
AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Evolution is the change in living over time. The genetic
makeup of a population of a species changes.

It accounts for both the diversity and the unity of life.


TRAITS ARE BEING
INHERITED AND
TRANSFERRED
• The continuity of life
depends on the
inheritance of biological
information in the form of
DNA molecules.
• The genetics information
is encoded in the
nucleotide sequences of
the DNA.
ORGANISMS
REPRODUCE
It is a necessary part of living; the process of
making more of one’s own kind.
ORGANISMS ARE INTERDEPENDENT
WITH ONE ANOTHER

• Organisms have evolved to live and


interact with other organisms.
• Ecology deals with the interactions of
living organisms with one another
and their environment.
ORGANISMS ACQUIRE AND
PROCESS ENERGY
• Living organisms use a source of energy
for their metabolic activities.
• Some living organisms capture light
energy and convert it into chemical
energy in food.
• Some living organisms use chemical
energy stored in molecules obtained
from food.
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY

The process of science includes observation-based discovery and


the testing of explanations through the hypothetic-deductive.

Scientific credibility depends on the reliability of observation and


experiments.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND
SOCIETY

Many technologies are goal-oriented applications of


science.
The relationships between science and technology, and
society are now more crucial to understand than ever
before.

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