Class Response- Start of Biology

Recently in class we started learning the building blocks of biology. We learned the structures of animals. The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing is a cell. They make up any living thing, whether plant or animal. Another aspect we learned were the levels of organization and functions of all animals. The four major functions of an animal is, obtaining food and oxygen, being able to move, reproduction and keeping conditions stable. All animals need oxygen and food to survive. All animals reproduce. They either do sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction is the process in which a new organism develops from the joining of two sex cells. Asexual reproduction is the process by which a single organism produces a new organism identical to itself. Along with learning all of those, classification of animals was also something we learned. Overall, we learned most of the basics of biology.

I loved learning about all of these things about animals. Even though a lot of it was a review, I still found it very interesting. I am looking forward to this unit and especially dissecting some animals, such as a starfish. I like this unit better than our last one, chemistry. The hands on work is always fun, but to get there we must do all of the work we're doing currently. At least there's a lot of fun to look forward to!

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