Chapter 1: Studying Life

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Chapter 1: Studying Life
  1. Biology
    1. The study of life
    2. The characteristics of living things
      1. 1) Made of cells
        1. A cell is the smallest unit of an organism that is considered alive
          1. Organisms can be unicellular or multi cellular
          2. 2) Reproduce
            1. Sexual Reproduction
              1. 2 cells from different parents unite
              2. Asexual Reproduction
                1. 1 cell splits into 2
              3. 3) Genetic Code
                1. Info is carried on DNA molecules
                  1. Info is passed from parent to offspring
                  2. 4) Grow/Develop
                    1. Grow
                      1. Cells get larger
                      2. Devlope
                        1. Cells multiply and differentiate
                          1. Parent Cell
                            1. Skin Cell
                              1. Bone cell
                                1. Blood Cell
                                  1. ECT..
                              2. 5) Need Materials and Energy
                                1. Food
                                  1. Water
                                    1. Air
                                    2. 6) Respond to their environment
                                      1. Stimulus - Signal to which an organism responds
                                        1. Internal
                                          1. External
                                        2. 7) Maintain Internal balance
                                          1. Homeostasis - Process of keeping conditions stable
                                            1. Sweating
                                              1. Shivering
                                            2. 8) Populations Change Overtime
                                            3. Terms
                                              1. Science
                                                1. An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world, its process
                                                2. Observation
                                                  1. The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way
                                                  2. Independent Variable
                                                    1. The variable that is deliberately changed
                                                    2. Dependent Variable
                                                      1. Variable that is observed and that change in response to the independent variable.
                                                      2. Qualitative Data
                                                        1. #s obtained by counting or measuring
                                                        2. Qualitative Data
                                                          1. Descriptive and involve characteristcs that cannot usually be counted
                                                          2. Hypothesis
                                                            1. A scientific explanation for 2 sets of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
                                                            2. Theory
                                                              1. A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
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