Chapter 1 Notes: The Science of Biology

Section 1.1: What is Science?

Science is a way of________________ and __________________ evidence about the ___________________.

Science is a _________________ and a body of knowledge that has been gathered over time.
1. Science deals with the natural world and does not include _______________________________
2. ______________ is collected in an organized fashion and is analyzed for ______________ and
connections between events.
3. Explanations are given based on ____________________ , not on _________________.
4. The explanations are ________________ with further evidence.
The goal of science is to provide____________________________ for events in the natural world. Science also uses the
explanations to _______________________ patterns and make useful _____________________ about natural events.

__________ is subject to _____________. As new evidence __________, our concept of the natural world can _______.
There is always some degree of _________________ in science which leads to new ______________________________.

Scientific Method:
1. __________________________.
2. ___________________________:
______________ is an interpretation based on what _____________ about the problem.
________________ is an _______________________ based on research and can be _______________
3. Controlled experimentation: Used to test a _______________ using factors________________ that can change.
All good experiments test only one variable.
_____________________: the variable that you can change.
______________________: changes in response to the independent variable.
4. Control and Experimental Groups:
The _________________________ is a lab set up under ___________conditions with no changes.
The _____________________________ is a lab set up where one _________________ is changed that
makes it different than the control group.
5. _________________________: there are two types of data.
________________________ are _________________obtained by counting or__________________.
____________________ are descriptive and include ______________________or information than
cannot be counted.
_____________________________: should be avoided, some tools used in science have limited
accuracy and need to be discussed in the results of the experiment.
6. Drawing conclusions: Experimental data is used to _________________________________________a
hypothesis. If the hypothesis is proven correct great, if not the hypothesis can be changed and ______________.

Section 1-2 Science in Context:

Read this section on your own and take notes about the material.
A couple of important points from this section:
Communicating results: All good Science experiments that are used to test a hypothesis must go through____________.
This means __________________the experiment in journals for other scientists to ________________________that was
done. Many experiments will be ________________________________by other scientists to _____________the results.
__________________________ is a well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of _________________________
and enables scientists to make accurate predictions about new situations. Example: Darwins Theory of Evolution.
Because science is always __________________, and new information comes to light, theories can be
___________________________________ with new theories to reflect the new information.
Section 1.3 Studying Life
Biology is the study of life.
What is life?
1. Living things are made up of ___________________________.
2. Living things are based on a universal ________________________that is carried in a molecule called _______.
3. Living things ________________material and ____________. The energy is used by living things to grow,
develop and reproduce. The buildup and break down of materials is called _____________________.
4. Living things___________________________. Example: Humans.
5. Living things must _____________________. Two types of reproduction:
__________________________, cells from two parents combine to form the _________of the offspring.
___________________________a single celled organism ________________ to form two identical cells.
6. All living things _________________to their environment. Organisms detect and respond to _______________
from their environment.
7. Living things maintain a stable_______________________________, known as _________________________.
8. All living things_______________________. _______________is the change in organisms and is shown in the
__________________record, in now living organisms, through physical features, ________________and the
sequences of the ________________molecule.
Big Ideas in Biology
Cellular basis of Life
Information and Heredity
Matter and energy
Growth, Development and Reproduction
Homeostasis
Evolution
Structure and Function
Unity and Diversity of Life
Interdependence in Nature
Science as a way of Knowing