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The document outlines the origin of life on Earth, starting with its formation 4.6 billion years ago and the emergence of prokaryotes. It discusses the fundamental properties of living organisms, the cell theory, and the role of DNA in inheritance and evolution. The unifying theory of evolution explains the diversity of life and its connection to common ancestry, as proposed by Charles Darwin.

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Unit 1 Module 1.0

The document outlines the origin of life on Earth, starting with its formation 4.6 billion years ago and the emergence of prokaryotes. It discusses the fundamental properties of living organisms, the cell theory, and the role of DNA in inheritance and evolution. The unifying theory of evolution explains the diversity of life and its connection to common ancestry, as proposed by Charles Darwin.

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Unit 1 Module 1

Life Starts Small


Earth Origin Story:
Earth formed 4.6B years ago

Prokaryotes were the first life form

Cooling of the Universe resulted in the conversion of energy into subatomic particles

Hydrogen the first element

Elements react in the stars to form new elements. Those stars burn out and die with passion
(supernova) to create even more elements

The elements clump up together, and with volcanic activity both land and atmosphere

Living organism are made of matter:


Four main elements Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen make up almost everything

Trace elements are Calcium (Ca), Potassium (K), Phosphorus (P), Sulfur (S)

All form of life shares common properties

 Cellular Organization
 Reproduction
 They grow and develop
 They react to stimulation
 Metabolism (Energy Processing)
 Internal Regulation (Homeostasis & Antistasis)
 Evolutionary adaptation (Heredity)

Cell Theory:
Cells are structural and functional units of life

Cells only arise from preexisting cells

Cells respond to their environment

Cells take and use energy

Pasteur proved with his experiments that there was no spontaneous production of life

The cell is the smallest unit that has all the properties of life

Cells are self-replicating chemical systems that communicate with the environment

Cell Theory Repercussions:


Unit 1 Module 1

Life’s processes involve the expression of genetic information (DNA)

The unit if life (Cells) are based on DNA

GENE

 Are the united if inheritance that transmits information from parents to offspring
 Are grouped into long DNA chains and control the activities of a cell
 Are grouped into very long DNA molecules called chromosomes

The diversity of life comes from very small changes in our DNA

Unifying Theory:

Evolution accounts for life’s dual nature of relating and diversifying

All species has a decent to a common ancestor

As differences accumulate through generation species diverge from their ancestors

Evolution is the central organizing principle of biology (Natural Selection)

Charles Darwin Called it “Decent with Modification”

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