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1
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study of life
- derived from the Greek word
“bios”, which means life, and “logos”,
which means study.
- unified science of life

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biology

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2
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  • an animal or plant , or any
    living thing
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organism

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3
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the basic unit of life

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cell

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4
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basic unit of heredity that
composed of DNA or RNA

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genes

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5
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t or f
A stable internal environment is found in
all organisms.

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t

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6
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responsible for the unity and
diversity among living organisms.

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evolution

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7
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t or f
All organisms survive by energy absorption
and conversion.

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t

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8
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  • understand the structure and
    the parts of organism.
  • studies plants
  • categorizing and naming the
    different organisms
  • study of animal behavior
  • study of life and actions
    of microorganisms
  • fungi
  • algae
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ANATOMY
BOTANY
TAXONOMY
ZOOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MYCOLOGY
PHYCOLOGY

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9
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  • parasitic organisms
  • viruses and viral diseases
  • normal functions of parts of
    living organisms
    -interdisciplinary field of scientific research
  • structure and function of
    the cell
  • study of the genes
  • interaction of living organisms
  • heritable changes and
    diversification
  • an intersection of biology
    and chemistry
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PARASITOLOGY
VIROLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY
THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
CELL BIOLOGY
GENETICS
ECOLOGY
EVOLUTION
BIOCHEMISTRY

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10
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-application of the laws of
physics
- structure of
proteins and nucleic acids
- molecular
structure of biological macromolecules
- exploitation of
biological processes
- sub-discipline of
botany
- concerned with immunity
- behavior and
interactions of life forms and marine
creatures
- interactions of living
organisms with light
- actions of ionizing
radiation

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BIOPHYSICS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
MARINE BIOLOGY
PHOTOBIOLOGY
RADIOBIOLOGY

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Father of Biology

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aristotle

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12
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Father of Genetics

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gregor mendel

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13
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Theory of biological
evolution by natural selection
- “descent with modification”

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charles darwin

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Father of
Microbiology (microscopes and discovery of
microbes)

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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK

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15
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antiseptic surgery
- germ theory
- moniker of the Father of Modern Surgery

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joseph lister

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16
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Father of Microbiology
(pasteurization)

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louis pasteur

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17
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7 properties of life

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organization
metabolism
homeostasis
growth
reproduction
response
evolution

18
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highly organized
meaning they contain specialized and
coordinated parts.

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organization

19
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atoms made up
molecules, which make up cell organelles
and structures.

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unicellular organism

20
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  • humans that
    made up of many cells
  • similar cells form tissues that turn in,
    collaborate to create organs that work
    together to form organ systems.
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multicellular organism

21
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sum total of the
biochemical reactions occuring in an
organisms

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metabolism

22
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organisms make complex
molecules from simple ones
- consume energy

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anabolism

23
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reverse
- make stored energy available

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catabolism

24
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regulate their internal
environment to maintain the relatively
narrow range of conditions needed for cell
functions.

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homeostasis

25
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INDIVIDUAL CELLS - become larger in size
MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS - accumulate
many cells thrugh cell division

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growth

26
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single parent organism

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asexual

27
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requires two parents

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sexual

28
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“ irritability” meaning they
respond to stimuli

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response

29
Q

genetic makeup of a
population may change over time
- involves natural selection

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evolution

30
Q

heritable trait that provides
a fitness advantage may become more and
more common in a population better
suited to its environment

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adaptation

31
Q
  • best approach in
    understanding the natural world and
    predicting natural phenomena
  • successes of science0 based technologies
  • not displaced faith, intuition, and dreams
A

scientific inquiry

32
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methods of scientific inquiry

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  1. OBSERVATION
  2. QUESTION OR PROBLEM
  3. HYPOTHESIS
  4. EXPERIMENTS
  5. ANALYZE DATA
  6. CONCLUSIONS
33
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tentative explanation for
observations
- can be tested
- can be rejected

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hypothesis

34
Q
  • test the
    hypothesis and find the answer to the
    question
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experimental design

35
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identified to make sure the results are accurate and that experiment could be repeated

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experimental variable

36
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3 types of variables1

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manipulated
controlled
responding

37
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facts that can be
easily measures (e. g heights of a plant)

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quantitative

38
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observations that
cannot easily measured (e.g comparisons
abot how strong and healthy of the plabts)

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qualitative

39
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answering the
question and responding to your hypthesis

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interpret data

40
Q

analyzes trends
relationship in data to arrive at a general
conclusion.
- making generalizations from careful
observation

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inductive reasoning

41
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begins from a
general principle or law and applies it to a
specific circumstances to predict specific
results.

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deductive reasoning

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