Gen Biology

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• It is the study of life.
• It is the science that deals with structures, functions and relationships of living things and their environment.
• Came from the Greek words “bios” – life and “logos” – reason or study

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Biology

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study of animals

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Zoology

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study of plants

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Botany

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study of microorganisms

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• Microbiology

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naming and classifying organisms

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• Taxonomy

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structures and functions of cells

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• Cytology

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heredity and variation

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• Genetics

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relationships of organisms with their environment

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• Ecology

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study of functions of living organisms and their parts

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• Physiology

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study of formation and development of organisms

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• Embryology

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study of forms and structures of organisms

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• Morphology

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origin and differentiation of various organisms

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• Evolution

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biochemical compositions of living things

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• Biochemistry

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different proteins found in living organisms

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• Proteomics

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immune system

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• Immunology

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biological data using computer programs

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• Bioinformatics

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molecules that make up the cells of living organisms

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• Molecular Biology

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entire genetic material of an organism

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• Genomics

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• Idea that life could appear from non-living material.

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Abiogenesis or Spontaneous Generation

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• Belief that life originates from pre-existing life.

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Biogenesis

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Italian physician Francesco Redi.

- Using maggots that arose in decaying meat.

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• Redi’s Experiment

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• By an English priest, John Needham.

- Tested whether microorganisms can appear spontaneously after boiling.

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• Needham’s Experiment

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• By an Italian scientist Abbe Lazzaro Spallanzani

- Boiled broth containing meat and vegetables placed in clean glass containers.

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• Spallanzani’s Experiment

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• Vital element from air was necessary for life to occur.

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• Pasteur’s Experiment

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• It is believed that life forms and everything in the universe were created through a supernatural power which came from a divine God.

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• Divine Creation

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• “Seed” of life exists all over the universe.

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• Panspermia

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• Hypothesis explained that life originated on another planet outside the Solar System.

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• Extraterrestrial Origin

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• Self-replication of stable molecules through natural selection.

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• Origin from Nonliving material

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• The process by which energy is released by the breakdown of food substances.

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• Cellular Respiration

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• All chemical processes, reactions and energy changes happening inside the body of an organism.

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• Metabolism

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process by which animals, plants and microorganisms acquire food.

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Nutrition

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• The process of removing wastes which includes carbon dioxide, water, mineral salts and nitrogenous waste products.

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• Excretion

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• The process of maintenance of the internal environment in the body.

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• Homeostasis