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What is Life ?
Overwhelming diversity of the living
world
Life has been viewed as an intangible
property that defies simple explanation
Described in operational term:
Movement, Reproduction, Adaptation,
Responsiveness to external stimuli
Despite the rich diversity of living
organisms, from the blue whale to the
smallest of microorganisms, all obey the
same chemical and physical laws
that rule the universe.
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Visualization of
Phagocytosis
Moving Amoeba
What is Life ?
Visualization of
3D Molecular
structure
What is Life ?
Organized systems
What is Life ?
What is Life ?
Life is cellular
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What is Life ?
Life is information-based
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What is Life ?
Prokaryotes
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Prokaryotes
Prokaryotic cell
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Prokaryotes
Prokaryotes
Prokaryotic classification
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Eukaryotes
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Structure of cells
Endoplasmic
Retikulum
Mitochondrion
Nucleus
membrane
Lysosome
Cytoplasm
Plasma
Membrane
Golgi Apparatus
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Eukaryotes
Chemical evolution
The self organization
Biological evolution
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Chemical evolution
We are far from certain as to how life
arose .
Earths atmosphere contain significant
quantities of O2, H2O, N2, CO2 and
smaller amounts of CO, CH4, NH3, SO2
and possibly H2.
UV radiation from the sun or lightning
discharges caused the molecules to
react to form simple organic
compounds such as amino acids,
nucleic acids bases and sugars.
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