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Explain the unifying themes that tie together the field of biology as a single, coherent field.
The unifying themes in biology include the cellular basis of life, hereditary information encoded in genes, evolution, and energy processing allowing movement, growth, and reproduction, as well as the ability of organisms to regulate their internal environments.
What are the multiple levels of organization at which biologists can study life?
Biologists can study life at multiple levels of organization, including molecular biology of cells, anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, and evolution of populations.
How do biologists define the subdisciplines within biology?
Subdisciplines within biology are defined by the nature of their research questions and the tools that they use.
What method do biologists use to make observations and pose questions?
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What is the importance of energy processing to life?
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