Active Reading Guide (ARG) for Chapter 1: Introduction to Biology
Concepts of Biology, OpenStax
**Complete this outline with questions as you navigate the chapter and watch the narrated lecture.
1.1 Themes and Concepts of Biology
1) ____________ is the science that defines life.
2) Properties of Life list and briefly explain each one
a) ________________________________________________________________________________________
b) ________________________________________________________________________________________
c) ________________________________________________________________________________________
d) ________________________________________________________________________________________
e) ________________________________________________________________________________________
f) ________________________________________________________________________________________
g) ________________________________________________________________________________________
h) ________________________________________________________________________________________
3) Levels of Organization of Living Things (define each one)
a) Atom: ___________________________________________________________________________________
b) Molecule: ________________________________________________________________________________
(1) Macromolecules: ______________________________________________________________________
c) Organelles: _______________________________________________________________________________
d) Cell: ____________________________________________________________________________________
(1) Prokaryotes: __________________________________________________________________________
(2) Eukaryotes: ___________________________________________________________________________
e) Organs: _________________________________________________________________________________
f) Organ System: ____________________________________________________________________________
g) Organism: _______________________________________________________________________________
h) Population: ______________________________________________________________________________
i) Community: ______________________________________________________________________________
j) Ecosystem: _______________________________________________________________________________
k) Biosphere: _______________________________________________________________________________
