Concept of Life
Concept of Life
**Internal stimuli =
signal comes from **External stimuli =
inside the organism signal comes from
outside the organism
7—Maintaining internal balance
Despite changing
conditions around
them, organism must
keep their internal
conditions
stable/balanced.
**Homeostasis =
the process of keeping the internal
environment stable/balance/constant
8—Change over time
• Levels of Organization
• The Flow of Energy
• Evolution
• Interacting System
• Structure and Function
• Ecology
• Science and Society
Levels of Organization
Simple
Organic Tissue Population
Molecule
Complex
Biological Organ Community
Molecule