(普通生物学）1_GB Introduction Part1培训资料.pptxVIP

Chapter 1An Introduction To Life On EarthCopyright ? 2011 Pearson Education Inc. Goals of learningA navigational learning of what is life, and what is life science. (Try not to think the contents are too simple!)Develop a cohesive knowledge of the characteristics of living things, which would enable people to discover new codes---logics of life.Fostering an attitude of inquiry and appreciation of the knowledge gained through science.To be inspired about life science, students must appreciate that life science is about our own body-how it works, and maintains health, etc.How to studyThe flow will be based on the assigned textbook.Emphasis will be covered in lecture PowerPoint slides.To perform well, students are advised to read the entire chapters and revise thoroughly over the slides.Chapter 11.1 What are the characteristics of living things?1.2 How do scientists study life? 1.3 How do scientists categorize the diversity of life? What is life?Defining lifeThe dictionary definition of life is “the quality that distinguishes a vital and functioning being from a dead body”.Living things are more than the sum of their parts; living organisms are not a mere collection of inanimate materials.The complexity and ordered interactions of parts in living things give rise to certain properties.Living things are composed of cellsLiving things are both complex and organizedorganized complexityorganismssystemsorganstissuesOrganelles/cellsmoleculesatomsUse of materialsLiving things acquire materials (continued)Important materials (nutrients) are acquired from air, water, soil, or other living thingsNutrients are incorporated into the bodies of organismsNutrients are continuously recycled among living and nonliving thingsAcquisition of energyLiving things obtain energy in two waysPlants and some single-celled organisms capture sunlight in photosynthesis Other organisms consume energy-rich molecules in the bodies of other organismsAll energy that sustains life comes directly or in