Identifying The Different Ecosystems
Life on earth is composed of
many different structures. The
goal of science is to explain
and identify all the
components. Biology is the
branch of science that aims to
explain life by identifying all
living things, differentiates
between them, recognize their
interactions with each other’s
and with their environments.
Biology recognizes certain
properties of life. These properties distinguish living from
non-living; only living things have these properties and they
include:
organization
metabolism
responsive
reproduction
movements
growth and development
adapting
Organization
The pattern of organization is very important for all living
things to maintain their life. The organization is seen in all
life forms whether the organism is composed of trillions of
cells or it is just a single cell organism. The level of
organization is essential for functions because any changes
in the structure will result in a loss of the function.
Looking at the lowest level of an organization starts with
elements in which different atoms such as carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen start to organize into molecules such
as water, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, the building
process continues when those molecules get organized into
defined structures known as organelles each of them will
have a unique structure and specialized functions.
