The Science of Life Biology

bio = living or life -logy = the study of

Characteristics of Life Cells

All living things are composed of cells. Organization

All living things are highly organized At the molecular and cellular level

From atoms to organisms Energy Use

All living things use energy in a process called metabolism.

Sum of all the chemical processes that occur in the organism

Characteristics of Life Homeostasis

All livings maintain stable internal conditions. Example: water balance, temperature

Growth All living things grow, as do many nonliving

things. Some nonliving things, like rock crystals, grow by

accumulating more of the materials they are made of.

Living things grow by cell enlargement and cell division.

Characteristics of Life Reproduction

All species of organisms have the ability to reproduce.

Change Through Time Populations of living organisms evolve

through time Importance: without change a specie

is prone to becoming extinct.

Biology- Classification Three Domains of Life

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya Six Kingdoms

Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia

Scientific Method

(1) Observation (Identify a problem)

(2) Research the problem(3) Form a hypothesis

Scientific Method(3) Hypothesizing

(a) Hypothesis is a suggested explanation for what has been seen and recorded, it explains your observations and can be tested.

(b) Very important step

(4) Predicting * To test a hypothesis, scientists make a

prediction that logically follows from the hypothesis.*A prediction is a statement made in advance that states the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis, if the hypothesis is supported.*Most often takes the form of an “if-then” statement.

Scientific Method(5) Experimenting

(a) the process of testing a hypothesis or prediction by gathering data under controlled conditions.(b) Controlled experiment

* based on a comparison of a control group with an experimental group the control group and the

experimental group are designed to be identical except for one factor.

Scientific Method Independent variable is the one factor.

+ horizontal (X) axis Dependent variable is measured or observed

in both control and experimental groups. Dependent because it is driven by or results from the independent variable.

+vertical (Y) axis

(c) Analyzing Data(6) Drawing conclusions

(a) Modeling- Visual, verbal, or mathematical(b) Inferring- a conclusion made on the basis of facts or premises rather than on direct observations.

Scientific Method

(c) Forming a Theory- a broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true. Supported by considerable evidence and may tie together several related hypotheses.