Understanding Biology: Themes and Concepts

The unifying themes in biology include the cellular basis of life, heredity and evolution, energy processing, and regulation of internal environments.

Biologists study life at multiple levels of organization, from molecular biology of cells to the anatomy and physiology of plants and animals, and evolution of populations.

Biologists use the scientific method to make observations, pose questions, generate hypotheses, perform experiments, and form conclusions about the world around them.

<p>Life on Earth emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biologists study and classify various forms of life, from prokaryotic organisms such as archaea and bacteria to eukaryotic organisms such as protists, fungi, plants, and animals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The EBacc is a list of preferred subjects for England based on the results in eight GCSEs, including English, mathematics, the sciences, history, geography, and an ancient or modern foreign language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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