Chapter One: Themes in the Study of LifeDate:
What is Biology?
I) Order of Life -
1) How can we put order into Biology?
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2) All these levels work together to create ______.
3) A closer look at cells
i) Cell –
ii)Performs all ______of life’s ______.
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g.h.
iii) The cell theory
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iv) Types of Cells
a. Prokaryote
b. Eukaryote
v) Structure and Function
a. How a device ______is directly related to its ______.
Ex:
vi) Regulatory Mechanisms
Ex: Organisms get energy from ______molecules when these molecules are broken down in their cells.
a. Feedback is ______- regulated
i) negative feedback
ii) positive feedback
II) Evolution, Unity, and Diversity
1. Diversity is a hallmark of life.
i) Scientists have identified over ______species. Of these, ______are plants, ______are vertebrates, and ______are insects. Scientists estimate there could be between ______and ______million species on Earth.
ii) If there are so many species how can their be unity?
a. Unity is seen in the ______levels of organization. At the ______level and within the ______code ( ______). The expression of the ______code produces ______.
iii) In order to break down the amount of diversity, Scientists classify living organisms.
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iv) Traditionally there are five Kingdoms: ______, ______, ______, ______, and ______.
2. Evolution is a core theme in biology
i) Evolution is:
III) Science as a Process
1. Steps of the Scientific Method
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2. hypothetico-deductive reasoning –
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3. Five ideas on hypotheses
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4. Experimental vs Control
i) The experimental group and the control group are identical except for the ______variable which is being tested.
ii) Why is this important?
5. Science over time:
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