Unit 1 Skeleton Notes
BIO 1A
Coach Riordan
Unit 1 Skeleton Notes
I.
What is Science?
A._________________________-organized
way of using evidence to learn about the
natural world.
B. Thinking Like A Scientist
1.______________________________-a logical
series of steps used to solve a problem.
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b.
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f.
______________________-gathering info about
events or processes.
______________________-logical interpretation
based on prior knowledge.
______________________-proposed explanation
using prior knowledge.
______________________-testing a hypothesis.
______________________-collecting data from
experiment.
______________________-using data to make a
decision.
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C. Designing An Experiment
1. All experiments begin with a good “If….
Then….” hypothesis that can be clearly
tested.
a. “IF the light doesn’t come on when I flip the
switch THEN it must be a bad bulb.”
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2.
Setting up a controlled experiment
a.
____________________________-an experiment
in which only one variable is changed at a time.
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b.
___________________________-the variable in the
hypothesis that is being tested in the experiment.
___________________________-the measurable
outcome of the experiment.
___________________________-variables that are not
allowed to change.
___________________________-the group/test subjects
that do not receive the independent variable.
Redi’s experiment on Spontaneous Generation
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II.
_____________________-the study of living
things.
A.
Characteristics of living things
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______________________________________
Reproduce
______________________________________
Grow and Develop
______________________________________
Respond to stimuli and environment
______________________________________
Change over time
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B. Big Ideas in Biology
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10.
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Interdependence in nature
_________________________________________
Cellular basis of life
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Unity and diversity of life
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Structure and Function
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Science, Technology, and Society
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C. Organization of Life
Part of Earth that contains all ecosystems
Ecosystem
Community and its non-living surroundings.
Populations that live together in a defined area.
Population
Group of organisms of one type that live in same
area.
Individual living thing.
Groups of Cells
Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems
Smallest functional unit of life.
Molecules
Groups of atoms bonded together.