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Name

Date

Class

Biology

The Study

o Life

se with Chapter

1

ection 1 1

Characteristics of Living Things

Complete the concept map

on

the characteristics

of

living things Use these words

or

phrases once:

partic-

ular functions gr JW, stimuli specialized parts environment species

new

structures produce fertile offspring

adjust

continuation

similar organisms living

matter

interbreed

organization

reproduce.

Living Things

I

share these characteristics

show

can

can

can

with

to their

that perform

in response to

by forming

group

of

able t

CONCEPT MAPPING

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Name

Date

Class

Biology

The

Study o

Life

Get the ig idure

Find the section

titles

and the red

and blue headings

in

Chapter

1

of

your

textbook

Use the

section titles to fill in

the

rectangles in

the

idea map below.

Use

the

red

headings

to

fill in the

ovals. Som,e of the rectangles and ovals have been filled

in

for you.

Biology:

The

Study

of Life

1 2 The Methods 1 3 The Nature

1 1 hat Is Biology?

of

Biology

of

Biology

The science

of biology

Observing and

hypoth sizing

Science and society

Each statement

below goes with one of the headings in the ovals above.

Write the letter

of each

heading on the line in front

of

the statement it goes with

All living things, even humans, need one another for survival.

All organisms have structure and share traits with other organisms.

All organisms respond to stimuli and make adjustments to environmental conditions.

The microscope and the gas chromatograph are some

of

the tools biologists use in

their studies.

Scientists always report measurements in SI.

Society as a whole must take responsibility for the ethical use

of

scientific discoveries.

CONTENT

MASTERY

CHAPTER

1 BIOLOGY The Dynamics of Life

1

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. . . .

.. t

. . ) i Biology:

The

Study of Life continued

the Vocabulary

adaptation (ad ap

TAY

shun)

data

energy

evolution

(ev uh LEW shun)

homeostasis (hoh me

0

STAY sus)

organism

response

species (SPEE sheez)

theory

biology

dependent variable

environment

experiment

hypothesis (hi PAHTH us sus)

organization

safety symbol

stimulus

control

development

ethics

growth

independent variable

reproduction

scientific methods

technology (tek NAHL uh jee)

Chapter

1 vocabulary words

are

listed above. Review

the

definitions of

these

words Then

a

line

to match each word in the

box

with its definition.

1 What you do to test a hypothesis

a. biology

2

Making of

offspring

'b ethics

3 Moral principles and values held by humans

c. reproduction

4

Study

of

living things

d

homeostasis

e. experiment 5

Living

things

maintaining body functions

the words in the box to fill in the blanks in the

sentences

that follow. You will not

use

all

words

response

organism organization control

stimulus

adaptation

technology evolution

6 A(n) has all four traits of life.

7 A(n) causes living things to respond.

8

Scientific research for society s needs or problems is called _

9

A(n) n an experiment is used as a standard for comparison.

0 is the change in a species over time.

CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY The ynamics ofLife

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MASTERY

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Date

Class

. The

Study of

Life

continued

. ; . . . . ~

Section 1.2 he Methods o iology

n your textbook

read about observing

and hypothesizing.

Answer

the

following questions.

1. What is

meant

by

scientific

methods?

2

What is a hypothesis? _

3 How

is

a hypothesis tested? ~ _

In your textbook

read

about experimenting.

For

each

item

in

Column

A

write

the

letter

of

the

matching

item

in

Column

B.

Column A

Colwnn

B

4. A procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting

a

dependent variable

infonnation under controlled conditions

5

In

an experiment, the group

in

which all conditions

b experimental group

are kept the same

c.

independent variable

6. In an experiment, the group in which all conditions

are kept the same except for the one being tested

d

experiment

7 The condition that is changed by the experimenter

8 The condition being observed or measured

in

e control group

an experiment

Use each of the terms below just once to complete the passage.

experimental results

experiment(s) hypothesis laws

scientific journals

theory

valid

verify

When

9) are reported in 10)

_

other scientists may

try

to

11)

the results

by

repeating the

12)

. Usually when a(n)

13) is

supported

by data from several scientists, it is considered

14)

. Over time, a hypothesis

that is supported

by

many observations and experiments becomes a 15)

_

Some well-established facts of nature, such as gravity, are recognized as 16) _

REINFORCEMENT

AND

STUDY

GUIDE

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