Test Review

Chapter 1 Biology

Scientific Method

• What is the sequence after the problem has been stated?– Careful observations– Statement of IF….Then Hypothesis– Creating Experiment– Test hypothesis– Collect and organize data– Draw conclusions– Possibly revise hypothesis and retest

Hypotheses

• How are they formed? – Prior knowledge– Logical inferences– Imaginative guesses

Controlled Experiment

• Know it is to isolate and test a single variable.

Theory

• Well tested explanation using a broad range of observations.

Living Characteristics

• Growth • Use of energy • Reproduction• Basic unit(s) called a cell• Genetic blueprint• Homeostasis• Evolve• Respond to environment

Biology

• Bio- Life

• logy- Study of

• The STUDY OF LIFE: ; The Study of Living things

Homeostasis

• Process of maintaining a stable internal environment conditions.

• Regulating body temperature for example by sweating in the heat.

Know levels of Organization

• BIOSPHERE

• ECOSYSTEM

• ENVIRONMENT

• POPULATION

MICROSCOPE TYPES

• LIGHT

• Electron– SEM– TEM

CELL Study

• CELL CULTURE

• CELL FRACTIONATION

• CENTRIFUGE

• MICROSCOPY

SAFETY

• KNOW SAFETY IS IMPORTANT ALL THE TIME WHEN WORKING IN SCIENCE!!

LEVELS OF BIOLOGY

• Molecular BIOLOGY

• Cellular Biology

• Botany

• Zoology

• Paleontology

• Ecology

METRICS LADDER

• KNOW KILO to MILLI on the metric Stair

KING HENRY DIED UNECESSARILY DRINKING CHOCOLATE MILK!

KILO, HECTO, DEKA, UNIT, DECI, CENTI, MILLI

Know S.I. METRIC system

• SYSTEM BASED ON MULTIPLES OF 10

• METERS

• GRAMS

• LITERS