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*”biology” is the ‘natural science’ that studies ‘life’ + ‘living organisms’ – including their…*
‘physical structure’
‘chemical processes’
‘molecular interactions’
‘physiological mechanisms’
‘development’
‘evolution’
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(despite the complexity of the ‘science’, there are certain ‘unifying concepts’ that consolidate it into a ‘single’ + ‘coherent’ field)
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(‘biology’ recognizes…)
the ‘cell’ as the basic unit of ‘life’
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‘genes’ as the basic unit of ‘heredity’
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‘evolution’ as the ‘engine’ that propels the ‘creation’ + ‘extinction’ of ‘species’
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(‘living organisms’ are ‘open systems’ that survive by transforming ‘energy’ + decreasing their ‘local entropy’ to maintain a ‘stable’ + ‘vital’ condition defined as ‘homeostasis’)
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(‘sub-disciplines’ of biology are defined by the ‘research methods’ employed and the kind of ‘system’ studied) –>
(“theoretical biology” uses ‘mathematical methods’ to formulate ‘quantitative models’)
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(‘experimental biology’ performs ’empirical experiments’ to test the validity of ‘proposed theories’ and understand the mechanisms underlying ‘life’ and how it appeared and evolved from ‘non-living matter’ about ‘4 billion years ago’ through a gradual increase in the complexity of the ‘system’)
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“life and death”
(“of the utmost importance…”)
(“do or die”)
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