AP Lecture Guide 01 – Themes in the Study of Life

 

AP Biology: CHAPTER 1
 

 

THEMES IN THE STUDY OF LIFE

 

1. Why do Biology courses build their content around themes and major concepts?

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2. List each major theme and briefly describe.

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3. What is the primary model for regulation?

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4. List and give an example of the three domains.

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5. How does biology account for the unity and diversity of life?

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6. What is meant by the statement that science is a process?

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