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------- result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system - ️️Emergent properties ------- is the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study - ️️reductionism A ------- is a combination of components that function together - ️️system ------- constructs models for the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems - ️️systems biology 6. What are the levels at which we study life? - ️️Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population , Organism, Organ system, Organ, Tissue, Cell, Organelle, Molecule, Atom Regulation of the internal environment to maintain a constant state; for example, electrolyte concentration or sweating to reduce temperature - ️️homeostasis Being structurally composed of one or more cells, which are the basic units of life - ️️organization Transformation of energy by converting chemicals and energy into cellular components (anabolism) and decomposing organic matter (catabolism). Living things require energy to maintain internal organization (homeostasis) and to produce the other phenomena associated with life - ️️metabolism Maintenance of a higher rate of anabolism than catabolism. A growing organism increases in size in all of its parts, rather than simply accumulating matter - ️️growth