1. Chapter 1 The Science of Life

2. Chapter 1: you should be able to… Describe the importance of Biology in society. List and understand the characteristics of living things. Distinguish between homeostasis and metabolism. Use the Scientific Method in order to effectively communicate the results of a controlled experiment. Identify the parts and functions of a compound light microscope Compare/Contrast 2 types of electron microscopes.

3. The World of Biology Biology and You Biology and Society Informed decisions What are you interested in? Controversies? New technologies?

4. Characteristics of Life Cells and Organization Response to Stimuli ______________ Metabolism Growth and Development ______________ Change Through Time ______________

5. Characteristics of Life C= R= H= M= G/D= R= E=

6. Metabolism and Homeostasis ______________= sum total of cellular processes. ______________= maintaining a Stable Internal Condition

7. Do you think that the maintenance of body temperature” is a better example of metabolism or homeostasis? EXPLAIN…..

8. Interdependence of Organisms Ecology Ecosystems Human Impact

9. Science as a Process Steps of the ______________ Observation ______________ Prediction Experiment Data analysis ______________ communicated to others

10. The Study of Biology  Observing and Asking Questions  Forming a Hypothesis  Predicting  if…then… statement

11. Complete the following hypotheses: If I complete all my honors biology homework, then_______________________. If I forget my goggles on lab day___________________________________. Answer the following as an IF/THEN statement: What happens if you have a dress code violation: IF_______________________________________, THEN___________________________________.

12. The Study of Biology  Designing an Experiment  Performing an Experiment  Control group  Experimental group  ______________  Independent  Dependent Would fertilizer affect how tall a plant would grow?

13. Write a hypothesis: If____________________ ____________________, then_________________ _____________________ ____. IDENTIFY THE DEPENDENENT AND INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: Plant height depends on whether or not the plant receives fertilizer…SO… IV=____________________ DV=___________________ Would fertilizer affect how tall a plant would grow?

14. The Study of Biology  Collecting and Analyzing Data  ____________  ____________ Graphs and Charts

15. Which is Qualitative? Which is Quantitative? 1. That solution is bright pink, the other is milky white. 2. There were 534 brown mice and 236 white. 3. I feel sad. 4. This sample smells a lot like cheese. 5. There are 3 red, 5 blue and 6 pink.

16. The Study of Biology  Drawing Conclusions  Making an inference  Building Models  Constructing a Theory  Communicating ideas  Honesty and Bias

17. Tools and Techniques Microscopes As Tools Magnification Resolution Types of Microscopes ___________________ _____________________________ (LM) _____________________________(EM) Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

18. A C B D

19. The Compound Light Microscope Eye Piece Ocular Lens Body Tube Nosepiece Objective Stage Coarse and Fine Adjustment Light Source