CHAPTER 1: BIOLOGY The study of Life

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CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY The study of Life
NAME _______________________ Period
___________
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• What does biology mean?
• Key terms
• Bio means ___________________
• -ology means _________________
• Therefore Biology is
• ____________________________________

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Scientific terms

• Prefix Meaning Suffix Meaning
• Bio- __________ -ology __________
• Hydro- __________ -meter __________
• Zoo- __________ -phyll __________
• Ex- __________ -scope __________
• Photo- __________ -ation __________
• Uni- __________ -lysis __________
• Multi- __________ -stasis __________
• Micro- __________ -plast __________
• Anti- __________ -pod __________
• Chloro- __________ -cellular __________
• Hetero- __________ -itis __________
• Homo- __________ -derm __________
• Auto __________ -cyst __________
• Cyto- __________ -phase __________
• Di- __________ -troph __________
• Osteo- __________ -graph __________

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Try these

• Study of life _______________________________
• Study of animals _______________________________
• Small leaf _______________________________
• Study of the skin _______________________________
  
• Instrument for looking at small things
  _______________________________
• Study of small forms of life _____________________
  __________
• Self-made food _______________________________
• Green leaf _______________________________
• The process of watering __________________________
  _____
• Breaking of a cell _______________________________
  
• What do you notice about the following words??
• Hypodermic needle ________________________________
  
• Homosexual _______________________________
• Photograph _______________________________
• Maturation _______________________________
• Tendonitis _______________________________
• Psychology _______________________________

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Homeostasis

• Meaning
• _____________________________________
• Example
• What is your body temperature? ______________
• How does your body respond when you are cold?
• ______________________________________________
• How does your body respond when you are hot?
• ______________________________________________
• Why is it important for your body to do this?
• ______________________________________________
• YOUR BODY IS CONSTANTLY WORKING TO MAINTAIN
• HOMEOSTASIS

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Tools of biology

• Microscope Function Magnifies up to
• _______ microscope uses light. __________
• _______microscope light cannot pass. __________
• (Also called ______microscope)
• ________microscope uses electrons __________

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LIGHT MICROSCOPE
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WORD BANK
Eyepiece Fine adjustment Ocular tube Course
adjustment High power objective Revolving
nosepiece (turret) Low power objective Diaphrag
m Focus objective Light source Stage
Base Stage clips Arm
The focus objective focuses __________ The low
power objective focuses __________ The high power
objective focuses __________. Keep in mind,
there is also a lens in the EYEPIECE that focuses
__________ Therefore if you were using the high
powered objective, what would the total
magnification be? ______________ Eyepiece X
Objective total magnification ________
X _________ __________ times
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International System of Units (SI)(Metric system)

• Base unit for
• Length __________
• Mass __________
• Volume __________
• Temp. __________

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Metric conversions

• K h da U d c m
• meter
• liter
• gram

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Try these

• 1. 5mL ______________ L
• 2. 15g ______________ mg
• 3. 0.5m ______________ cm
• 4. 65.4L ______________cL
• 5. 650cm ______________mm ______________m
• 6. 3.45mg ______________cg ______________g
  ______________kg
• Using a meter stick, measure your height in
• kilometers ______________ km
• meters ______________ m
• centimeters ______________ cm
• millimeters ______________ mm

10 millimeters 1 centimeter
A meter stick reads centimeters
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What is a living thing?

• __________ not only in size, but in development
• __________ essential for survival
• __________ smallest unit of life
• __________ breathing, eating, digestion,
  excretion
• __________ adapt and change with environment
• __________ to light, sound, temp, etc.

GROMER
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Scientific method

• State the __________
• Create a __________(educated guess)
• Test the __________ (experiment)
• Evaluate __________(results)
• __________
• It is always ongoing,
• Until a theory is developed

Controlled experiment 1. Control group
__________ 2. Variable the __________
__________ group also called experimental
group