Liberty BIOL101 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1

BIOL101 Principles of Biology INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1

Many of you have spent hours thinking about why human beings exist. Most of you are very satisfied with the biblical answers to that question. However, entertain this question for a few moments: Why do all the life forms other than man exist? Why are they all here?

Evaluate and analyze the arguments in the presentation “Biblical Basis of Life’s Significance,” found in the Reading & Study folder of Module/Week 1. Construct a single sentence of 40 words or less. Include within it 4 carefully crafted and concise phrases that argue that life forms other than man are significant—they were worth creating. Start your sentence with the words:

“Life forms are significant because…”

Then add the 4 phrases, separating each with a comma. Order your phrases such that the most significant comes first and the least significant comes last.

Your assignment:

1.          Write out your masterful sentence.

2.          The sentence must be submitted through the appropriate assignment link and must not be submitted as an attached document, but entered into the text box provided.

Bibliography

Liberty University. (n.d.). Life is significant [Presentation]. Retrieved from https://learnadmin.liberty.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-12568742-dt-content-rid-101909912_1/xid-101909912_1.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 1.BIOL101 Principles of Biology INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 1

 

 

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Principles of Biology

Introduction

Biology is the study of life, including its origins and development, the study of organisms and their ecological interactions, and how they function in both physical and physiological ways. According to the National Science Foundation, biology is a “welding together of many different sciences” that includes molecular, cellular, developmental and genetic engineering as well as evolutionary biology.” This particular principle looks at how cells contain genetic information that determines how they behave. We’ll explore this concept further below:

Cell Theory

Cells are the basic unit of life. They’re the smallest living things, and they’re also the building blocks of all living things. Cells have a membrane that separates them from their surroundings. This is called an organelle because it’s an organ that helps do something important—in this case, keep other cells separate from each other with a wall!

Evolution

The term “evolution” refers to changes in a population over time. These changes can occur either by random processes or through natural selection, which is the process that occurs when organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more successfully than others.

Evolution is not a sudden change but rather an ongoing process that has been occurring for millions of years. The genetic makeup of all living things on Earth today differs from that of our ancestors because their genes were passed down over many generations. Over time, this genetic diversity increases as new types of organisms are formed through recombination—the mixing together of two different genes (or parts) from different species into one new gene cluster (a group).

Emergent Properties

Emergent properties are the result of interactions between lower-level entities. The most common example is a flock of birds, which arises from many individual birds in coordinated flight. Another example is life itself: it is made up of cells that interact with each other and which can be described by an aggregate property (i.e., “biological”).

Emergent properties can also be found in collective systems: for example, intelligence or consciousness are emergent properties because they depend on the interaction between individuals but cannot be explained by any single individual alone; yet they cannot be reduced to just one part interacting with another part (e.g., neurons).

Homeostasis

Homeostasis is a system that regulates the internal environment of the body to maintain constant conditions. In other words, homeostasis is the ability of the body’s cells and tissues to maintain their own internal chemical balances in response to external changes such as physical stressors or chemicals.

The human body has many organs that work together as one unit in order to ensure that its survival and well-being are maintained through homeostatic control mechanisms. These include:

• Control over temperature: The hypothalamus senses heat stimuli from nearby temperatures and produces hormones that regulate sweating and shivering (in response). For example, when it gets too hot outside you will sweat more than usual because your body thinks this is necessary in order for cooling down! This process works by sending signals through nerves into glands called sweat glands – which then release substances rich in water onto skin surface area where they evaporate off faster than normal due to higher temperature levels – thus helping cool down yourself before feeling too uncomfortable due lack thereof supply moisture needed for proper functioning during times when conditions change rapidly so quickly without warning; however if left unattended over long periods then dehydration may occur which could lead cause serious harm if left untreated long enough without intervention from medical professionals trained specifically on dealing with issues related specifically related specifically pertaining directly related indirectly indirectly indirectly indirectly indirectly indirectly indirectly indirectly

Organization

Organism, organismal and organ are all used to describe living things. Organism is the collective term for a population of organisms (e.g., humans). Organismal refers to an entire group of organisms that can be regarded as one entity, such as a species or kingdom (e.g., mammals). An individual organism is called an individual; its genes make up your genes, so you’re able to pass on your traits from generation-to-generation through DNA inheritance.

Organization is defined as the degree to which a system is organized according to its structure or hierarchical orderliness; it may also refer specifically to its functional organization within an organism’s body parts or tissues—i.e., how various chemical compounds interact with each other within cells in order form complex structures like muscles or organs such as heart muscle cells that pump blood through arteries connected atria connected ventricles connected venous sinuses

Metabolism

Metabolism is the process by which cells convert nutrients into energy. It’s a term used to describe all chemical reactions that occur within living organisms, whether it be for storing or burning food as fuel or synthesizing proteins and other compounds.

The term metabolism can be broken down into two parts: catabolism (or breaking down) and anabolism (or building). Catabolic reactions involve breaking something down into smaller components while anabolic reactions build up larger components from smaller ones.

These are the five major principles of Biology

The five major principles of biology are:

• Cell theory – A cell is a microscopic, self-contained unit of life that can exist independently. Cells contain DNA and RNA (RNA = Ribonucleic Acid). These two nucleic acids carry genetic information from one generation to the next.

• Evolution – This means change over time in biological systems such as organisms or populations of organisms. It happens because natural selection occurs when individuals with certain characteristics survive better than others do under certain environmental conditions; this leads them to produce more offspring than others who don’t have those same advantageous traits or characteristics. So over time, these advantageous traits spread through population groups until they become established as part of an organism’s makeup—which makes sense because if something worked well enough at helping us survive then we would likely want its genes passed on! We call this process “Darwinian natural selection” after Charles Darwin who first described it back in 1859 when he wrote his book On the Origin of Species by Means Natural Selection Or Preservation Under Domestication.”

Conclusion

These are the five major principles of Biology. These principles were first described by Rudolf Ludwig Karl Von Baer, who was a German scientist in the 19th century. He is known as the Father of Embryology because he was one of the first scientists to observe and describe developmental stages in animals and plants.