Biology is the science of living systems.
These systems exhibit metabolism, irritability, homeostasis,
growth, population structure, reproduction, hereditary information,
and mutability.
- Biology:
the science of living systems
- Living systems exhibit these features:
- Metabolism
- Selective response (irritability)
- Homeostasis
- Growth and biosynthesis
- Reproduction
- Population structure
- Hereditary information
- Mutability
- Mechanism versus Vitalism
- Levels of organization
- Reductionism versus Compositionism (holism)
- Emergence of new phenomena at each new level
- Nothing in chemistry can explain why insects have six legs,
or why kangaroos live only in Australia.
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