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INVITATION TO BIOLOGY Chapter Outline 1.1 THE SECRET LIFE OF EARTH 1.2 LIFE IS MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS 1.3 HOW LIVING THINGS ARE ALIKE Organisms Require Energy and Nutrients Organisms Sense and Respond to Change Organisms Grow and Reproduce 1.4 HOW LIVING THINGS DIFFER What is a species? A Rose by Any Other Name 1.5 THE SCIENCE OF NATURE
Thinking about Thinking How Science Works Examples of Experiments in Biology 1.6 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE Bias in Interpreting Experimental Results Sampling Error Scientific Theories The Scope of Science SUMMARY SELF-QUIZ CRITICAL THINKING
Learning Objectives 1.1 Describe the study of biology and importance of biodiversity on Earth. 1.2 Summarize the levels of organization in nature. 1.3 List the important factors that distinguish living organisms from non-living organisms. 1.4 Describe the features of the six major categories of living organisms and how they are classified. 1.5 Outline the hierarchical stages of a scientific method. 1.6 Summarize the process and scope of scientific experimentation.
Key Terms animals archaea atoms bacteria biodiversity biology
biosphere cell community consumer control group critical thinking
data development DNA ecosystem eukaryotes experimental group Invitation to Biology