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What

is
LIFE?
L
I
F
EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE

It is the study of all S


types of living things. C
I
E
N
C
E
Studies and
EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE Concepts of
LIFE
PREPARED BY: Ms. Maria Gracia P. Gito
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson you
should be able to…

describe how unifying themes (e.g.,


EARTH AND
structure and function, evolution, and
LIFE SCIENCE
ecosystems) in the study of life show
the connections among living things
and how they interact with each other
and with their environment; and

explain the evolving concept of life


based on emerging pieces of evidence.
Our Talk
Today
Paleontology
Topics We'll Cover Evolution
Genetics
Biology
Classic
Experiments
on the
P A L E O N T O L O G
Y

E V O L U T I O LIF B I O L O G
N Y
E
G E N E T I C S

LIFE AND ITS REMARKABLE


BEGINNINGS
branch of
science PALEONTOLO
concerned GY
with FOSSIL of
animals and
plants.
remnant or
trace of an
organism
that may FOSSIL
have been
left
imprinted
on a
Through the discoveries
of fossils, scientific
research shows that
earliest life forms have
gone through
EVOLUTION.
gradual change
and
development
of a specie that
leads to it EVOLUTION
more advanced
form.
On the Origin of Species by
Means of Natural Selection
Traits suited to the
environment are more likely
to survive. Survival for existence
The mechanism for this depends on the
EARTH process is evolution
(natural selection)
hereditary constitution
of survivors.
AND
LIFE All species are
descendants of
Process of
natural selection
SCIENCE ancestral species
(modification by
from generation
to another will
descent). lead to
continuing
gradual change
(new species).
studies heredity
and variation

shows how
characteristics
of the parents
are transmitted
GENETICS
to their
offspring.
GENES
contains the biological
information of individuals
and can be passed on by
parents to their offspring
DNA C O N TA I N S
B I O LO G I C A L
I N F O R M AT I O N T H AT I S
(deoxyribonucleic acid) PA S S E D F R O M O N E
G E N E RAT I O N T O
ANOTHER TO THE
NEXT

EARTH S T U D I E S S H O W S T H AT
AND DNA OF EACH
LIFE ORGANISMS IS
SCIENCE SHARED TO OTHER
ORGANISMS OF THE
C LO S E S T L I V I N G
ORGANISMS
( B I O LO GY )

• HUMANS SHARE
ABOUT 99% OF
study of
living BIOLOGY
organisms.
Characteristics of Life
1. U S E O F C H E M I C A L E N E R GY T O H E L P
O R G A N I S M S P E R F O R M AC T I V I T I E S A N D
C A R RY O U T C H E M I C A L R E AC T I O N S ( E N E R GY
EARTH PROCESSING)
2. A B I L I T Y T O A DA P T T O T H E I R E N V I R O N M E N T
AND
( E VO LU T I O N A RY A DA P TAT I O N )
LIFE
3. C O N S I S T E N T G R O W T H A N D D E V E LO P M E N T
SCIENCE
C O N T R O L L E D BY T H E I N H E R I T E D G E N E
4. S Y S T E M AT I C A N D H I G H LY O R D E R E D
STRUCTURE OF ORGANISMS
5. A B I L I T Y T O C O N T R O L T H E I R E N V I R O N M E N T
( R E G U L AT I O N )
6. A B I L I T Y T O R E P R O D U C E I T S O W N K I N D
Evidence of
Life
Historical
Development
on the
Highly
Concept of Adapted
to it
complex
and
Life Interact commun
ed with ity
diverse
as what
Format microbal allowed is seen
ion of commun diversifi and
cell ities led cation. known
Arosepopulat to
from ions evolutio today.
non n.
living
CLASSIC
EXPERIMENTS
ON THE
EARTH AND
LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION OF
LIFE
Discoveries
ROBERT HOOKE
discoverer of microscope
EARTH
AND
LIFE
SCIENCE

ANTOINE VAN LEEUWENHOEK


1st person to see
bacteria – ‘wee animacules’
THEORY OF
SPONTANEO
US
GENERATIO
ARISTOTLE N
states that living things arise
from non-living objects.
REDI’S
EXPERIME
NT
FRANCESCO REDI
challenged spontaneous
generation – proved it WRONG!
NEEDHA
M’S TEST
JOHN TURBERVILLE
NEEDHAM
tested the relevance of Redi’s
experiment and to prove that
SPALLANZANI’S
EXPERIMENTS

SPALLANZANI
verified and believed that
Needham’s test had not heated
the broth enough to kill the
PASTEUR’S
TEST
LOUIS PASTEUR
opposed the concept of spontaneous
generation.

used the process of heating


EARTH
Finish AND LIFE
SCIENCE

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