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Biology Chapter 1 The Science Of Biology
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Biology Chapter 1 The Science Of Biology
Section 1 What is Science?
- Key Questions
- What are the goals of science?
- Science aims to supply natural explanations for events in the natural world.
- It also aims to understand patterns in nature and make useful predictions.
- Science aims to supply natural explanations for events in the natural world.
- Procedures at the core of scientific methodology?
- 1. observing, asking questions 2. making inferences, forming hypotheses 3. controlled experiments
- 4. collecting and analyzing data 5. drawing conclusions
- 1. observing, asking questions 2. making inferences, forming hypotheses 3. controlled experiments
- What are the goals of science?
- Vocabulary
- science, observation, inference, hypothesis, controlled experiment,
- independent variable, dependent variable, control group, data
- science, observation, inference, hypothesis, controlled experiment,
- Key Questions
Section 2 Science in Context
- Key Questions
- Scientific attitudes that help generate new ideas?
- Curiosity, skepticism, having an open mind, and creativity
- All of these characteristics are vital in developing new ideas.
- Curiosity, skepticism, having an open mind, and creativity
- Importance of peer review
- Peer reviewed articles that are published in scientific journals
- allow ideas to be shared, tested, and evaluated.
- Peer reviewed articles that are published in scientific journals
- What is scientific theory?
- A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of
- observations and hypotheses. It also enables scientists
- to make accurate predictions about new situations.
- observations and hypotheses. It also enables scientists
- A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of
- The relationship between science and society.
- Science both influences society and is influenced by society.
- Using science involves understanding its context in society and its limitations
- Science both influences society and is influenced by society.
- Scientific attitudes that help generate new ideas?
- Vocabulary
- theory, bias
- Key Questions
Section 3 Studying Life
- Key Questions
- Characteristics all living things share.
- Made up of cells, based on a universal genetic code, obtain and
- and use materials and energy, grow and develop, reproduce,
- respond to their environment, homeostasis, and change over time.
- and use materials and energy, grow and develop, reproduce,
- Made up of cells, based on a universal genetic code, obtain and
- Central themes of biology?
- Cellular basis of life; information and heredity;
- matter and energy; growth, development, and reproduction;
- homeostasis; evolution; structure and function;
- unity and diversity of life; interdependence in nature;
- and science as a way of knowing.
- unity and diversity of life; interdependence in nature;
- homeostasis; evolution; structure and function;
- matter and energy; growth, development, and reproduction;
- Cellular basis of life; information and heredity;
- Differing ways fields of biology study life.
- Biology includes many overlapping fields that use
- different tools to study life from the level of
- molecules to the entire planet.
- different tools to study life from the level of
- Biology includes many overlapping fields that use
- Metric system important to science.
- Most scientists use the metric system when
- collecting data and performing experiments.
- Most scientists use the metric system when
- Characteristics all living things share.
- Vocabulary
- biology, DNA, stimulus, sexual and asexual reproduction
- homeostasis, metabolism, biosphere,
- biology, DNA, stimulus, sexual and asexual reproduction
- Key Questions