Chapter 1 Outline

A View of Life

In this chapter outline, the learning objectives and the selected key terms are given for each major head in the chapter.

How to Define Life (p. 3)

1. List and explain the characteristics of life.

2. Relate the concept of emergent properties to the increasingly complex levels of

biological organization.

Selected Key Terms: population, ecosystem, energy, metabolism, photosynthesis,

homeostasis, reproduce, gene, adaptation, species

Life Has Unity and Diversity (p. 6)

3. Use the theory of evolution to explain the unity and diversity of life.

evolution

Ecosystems Contain Populations (p. 6)

4. Describe the organization of an ecosystem in terms of chemical cycling and a flow of

energy.

5. Discuss the characteristics of life that contribute to the organization of an ecosystem.

biosphere

How Living Things Are Classified (p. 10)

6. Describe classification categories and list (with examples) the kingdoms recognized

by this text.

taxonomy
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