the study of biology lecture 1.3. science as a process uses an organized approach to learn how the...
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Science as a process Uses an organized approach to learn how
the natural world works. Principle: (a) events have natural causes (b) Uniformity: the laws of nature act the
same everywhere
fertilizationWhere stars are born
Owl experiment Question: do owls hunt by hearing? Hypothesis: an if…….then statement Prediction: what will happen if the H. is true? Experiment: independent variable: light/dark Dependent variable.: distance from owl’s
strike to mouse Analyze data: owls hunt by sound in the dark,
by sight in the light Communicate results: paper, internet, peer
review
Compound light microscope
To see cells, small organisms
Eyepiece: X10Objective lenses: X 10-
X60Stage: supports the slideLight: illuminates from
below
Magnification Increases in the
object’s apparent size Multiply eyepiece X
lens 10X 60 = 600X
Resolution
Clarity of image, ability to show detail
Breast cancer cellsOnion membrane
Electron microscopesShoots a beam of electrons at a sample
Creates black & white images (colored later)
SEM: gives 3D pictures of surfaces of cells, viruses @ 100,000X magnification
TEM: scans slices of specimens
200,000 X magnification
Hydrothermal worms: FEI scannerPlant cell