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The Science of LifeChapter 1
Table of Contents
Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 4 Tools and Techniques
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Objectives
• Relate the relevance of biology to a person’s daily life.
• Describe the importance of biology in human society.
• List the characteristics of living things.
• Summarize the hierarchy of organization within complex multicellular organisms.
• Distinguish between homeostasis and metabolism and between growth, development, and reproduction.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Biology and You
• Biology and Society– Biology is the study of life and can be used to
both solve societal problems and explain aspects of our daily lives.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life
• Living things share the same 7 characteristics o properties: organization and cells, response to stimuli, homeostasis, metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, and evolution.
Chapter 1
The Seven Properties of Life
Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued• Organization and Cells
– Organization is the high degree of order within an organism’s internal and external parts and in its interactions with the living world.
– A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that can perform all life’s processes.
– Unicellular- organisms are made up one cell.– Multicellular organisms are made up of many
cells and show a hierarchy of organization going from the organism to the atom.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Organization and Cells
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Response to Stimuli– Another characteristic of life is that an organism
can respond to a stimulus—a physical or chemical change in the internal or external environment.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Homeostasis– All living things have mechanisms that allow them
to maintain stable internal conditions. Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable level of internal conditions even though environmental conditions are constantly changing.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Metabolism– Metabolism is the
sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Growth and Development– The growth of living things results from the
division and enlargement of cells.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Growth and Development– The growth of living things results from the
division and enlargement of cells.– Development is the process by which an
organism becomes a mature adult. – Continuous: offspring similar to parent– Metamorphic: major body changes occur
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Reproduction– Living organisms pass on hereditary information
from parents to offspring, also called reproduction.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Reproduction– Living organisms pass on hereditary information
from parents to offspring, also called reproduction.
– Asexual: one parent, creates two identical offspring.
– Sexual: two parent combine genetics to create unique offspring that are genetically different from the parent.
Section 1 The World of BiologyChapter 1
Characteristics of Life, continued
• Change Through Time– Populations of living organisms evolve or change
through time. – This leads to adaptations for survival.
The Science of LifeChapter 1
Table of Contents
Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 4 Tools and Techniques
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Objectives
• Identify three important themes that help explain the living world.
• Explain how life can be diverse, yet unified.
• Describe how living organisms are interdependent.
• Summarize why evolution is an important theme in biology.
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Diversity and Unity of Life
• Unity in the Diversity of Life– Life is so diverse,or full of variety. Yet, life is also
characterized by unity, or features that all living things have in common.
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Diversity and Unity of Life, continued
• Unity in the Diversity of Life– The tree of life shows that all living things have
descended with modification from a single common ancestor. Yet, there are many different lineages, or branches, representing different species.
Chapter 1
Phylogenetic Diagram of Living Organisms
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Diversity and Unity of Life, continued
• Three Domains of Life– The three domains of life are Bacteria, Archaea,
and Eukarya.– The six kingdoms include Archaea, Bacteria,
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Interdependence of Organisms
• Organisms live in interdependent communities and interact with both organisms and the environment.
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Evolution of Life
• Evolution, or descent with modification, is the process in which the inherited characteristics within populations change over generations.
• Evolution helps to explain how species came to exist, have changed over time, and adapt to their environment.
Section 2 Themes in BiologyChapter 1
Evolution of Life, continued
• Natural Selection– Natural selection is a process by which
organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms that lack these traits.
– Natural selection can lead to the evolution of populations.
The Science of LifeChapter 1
Table of Contents
Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 4 Tools and Techniques
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Objectives• Outline the main steps in the scientific method.
• Summarize how observations are used to form hypotheses.
• List the elements of a controlled experiment.
• Describe how scientists use data to draw conclusions.
• Compare a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory.
• State how communication in science helps prevent dishonesty and bias.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Science as a Process
• Steps of the Scientific Method– The scientific method involves making
observations, asking questions, forming hypotheses, making predictions, designing experiments, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Scientific Processes
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Observing and Asking Questions• The process of science begins with an observation.
• An observation is the act of perceiving a natural occurrence that causes someone to pose a question.
• A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for the way a particular aspect of the natural world functions.– Predicting
• To test a hypothesis, scientists make a prediction that logically follows from the hypothesis.
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Performing the ExperimentA controlled experiment compares an experimental group and a control group and only has one variable.
Controlled Experiment and Variable
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Designing an Experiment, continued
• Performing the Experiment– The control group provides a normal standard
against which the biologist can compare results of the experimental group.
– The experimental group is identical to the control group except for one factor.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Designing an Experiment, continued
• Performing the Experiment– The experimenter manipulates the independent
variable.– The experimenter measures the dependent
variable because it is is affected by the independent variable.
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• Performing the Experiment– The experimenter manipulates the
independent variable.– The experimenter measures the dependent
variable because it is affected by the independent variable.
Independent and Dependent Variables
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Designing an Experiment, continued
• Testing the Experiment– Experiments should be conducted without bias
and they should be repeated. • Analyzing and Comparing Data
– Scientists analyze data to draw conclusions about the experiment performed.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Drawing Conclusions
• Making Inferences– An inference is a conclusion made on the basis of
facts and previous knowledge rather than on direct observations.
• Applying Results and Building Models– Scientists often apply their findings about the
natural world to solve practical problems.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Constructing a Theory
• A theory is a set of related hypotheses confirmed to be true many times, and it can explain a great amount of data.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Communicating Ideas
• Publishing a Paper– Scientists submit research papers to scientific
journals for publication.– In peer review, the editors of a journal will send
submitted papers out to experts in the field who anonymously read and critique the paper.
Section 3 The Study of BiologyChapter 1
Honesty and Bias
• Communication between scientists about their methods and results helps prevent dishonesty and bias in science.
• Conflict of Interest– The threat of a potential scandal based on
misleading data or conclusions is a powerful force in science that helps keep scientists honest and fair.
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Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 4 Tools and Techniques
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Objectives
• List the function of each of the major parts of a compound microscope.
• Compare two kinds of electron microscopes.
• Describe the importance of having the SI system of measurement.
• State some examples of good laboratory practice.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools
• Light Microscopes– A compound light microscope is a microscope
that shines light through a specimen and has two lenses to magnify an image.
– Four major parts of a compound light microscope are the ocular lens, objective lens, stage, and light source.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools
• Light Microscopes– The eyepiece magnifies the image.– The objective lens enlarges the specimen.– The stage is a platform that supports slides with
specimens.– The light source is a light bulb that provides light
for viewing images.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools, continued
• Magnification and Resolution– Magnification is the increase of an object’s
apparent size.– Resolution is the power to show details clearly in
an image.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Object Size and Magnifying Power of Microscopes
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools, continued
• Electron Microscopes– In an electron microscope, a beam of electrons
produces an enlarged image of the specimen. – Electron microscopes provide greater
magnification and resolution than light microscopes.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools, continued
• Electron Microscopes– Scanning electron microscopes pass a beam of
electrons over the specimen’s surface for better viewing the external surface of a specimen.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Microscopes as Tools, continued
• Electron Microscopes– Transmission electron microscopes transmit a
beam of electrons through a thinly sliced specimen for better viewing the internal structures of a specimen.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Units of Measurement
• Base and Other Units– Scientists use a single, standard system of
measurement, called the metric system. The official name of the metric system is Système International d’Unités or SI.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Units of Measurement
• Base and Other Units– The metric
system has seven base units.
Section 4 Tools and TechniquesChapter 1
Safety
• Good Laboratory Practice– Lab safety involves safe and common-sense
habits such as never working alone in a lab or without proper supervision by the teacher.
The Science of LifeChapter 1
Table of Contents
Section 1 The World of Biology
Section 2 Themes in Biology
Section 3 The Study of Biology
Section 4 Tools and Techniques