Biology- The living environment

Goals of science:

-to discover patterns in nature

-to use knowledge to predict future events

science assumes the natural world is ___ and _____

consistent and predictable

(example is sun rising consistant)

What is biology?

The study of life

What are the branches of biology?

-mycology

-anthropology

-cytology

-entomology

-zoology

-microbiology

-botany

-paleontology

mycology

study of fungi

anthropology

study of bones

cytology

study of cells

entomology

study of insects

microbiology

study of bacteria/micros

botany

study of plants

paleontology

study of fossils

a living thing is called an____

organism

what are characteristics of life

properties that we use to establish the state of if something is alive

list the characteristics of life

-growth and development

-energy metabolism

-homeostasis

-adaption

-response to stimuli

-cells

-reproduction

growth and development

get bigger, more complex, or develops in some way

energy metabolism

eat, breath, excrete waste: energy usage

homeostasis

maintain a relatively controlled internal environment

adaption

changes over time due to natural selection and mutation

response to stimuli

respond to things in their natural environment (often as movement and adaption over a period of time)

cells

the smallest unit of life, made of at least one cell containing highly complex structures and organized chemical processes

reproduction

generate offspring with new combinations of parent DNA

why is biology important?

-explains how life works

-improves human health

-supports agriculture

-protects the environment and ecosystem

what are the 6 kingdoms living things are grouped under

plants (plantae), animals (animatia), eubacteria, fungi, archaea, protozoa(protista)

Charles Darwin

theory of evolution