Unit 1 Notes

What is Biology?

The study of ____________

Biologists study how _______________________________________, how they interact with the

__________________, and how they __________________________________________________.

Characteristics of Life

Organization and cells - ________________________________________________________________________

Response to stimuli - __________________________________________________________________________

Homeostasis - ________________________________________________________________________________

Metabolism - ________________________________________________________________________________

Growth and development - _____________________________________________________________________

Reproduction - _______________________________________________________________________________

Change over time - ____________________________________________________________________________

Divisions of Life

Life is categorized into different domains. Those domains are further split up into kingdoms.

Ecology

A branch of biology that studies _________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Evolution

The process of inherited characteristics within populations ___________________________________________

Scientific Method

S ________________________________________

C ________________________________________

I ________________________________________

E ________________________________________

N ________________________________________

C ________________________________________

E ________________________________________

Controlled Experiment

An experiment where _________________________________________________________________________

Independent variable - _________________________________________________________________________

Dependent variable - __________________________________________________________________________

Scientific Theory

When a set of related hypothesis is _____________________________________________________________,

And it can explain a great amount of data.

Make sure to read chapter 1 and review the chapter 1 vocabulary before the test!