BIOL 101 CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGYANNOUNCEMENTSSlide 3WHAT IS BIOLOGY?PROPERTIES OF LIFESlide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11LIFE IS DIVERSE!HOW BIOLOGISTS ORGANIZE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE: TAXONOMIC LEVELSTAXONOMIC LEVELSHOW BIOLOGISTS ORGANIZE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFEHOW BIOLOGISTS NAME LIVING ORGANISMSHOW SCIENTISTS STUDY BIOLOGYTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODSlide 19Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22THE SCIENTIFIC METHODSlide 24Slide 25WHEN DOES A HYPOTHESIS BECOME THEORY?SUMMARY OF TODAY’S LECTUREBIOL 101CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGYANNOUNCEMENTS•Turning Point Clickers:–Purchase and register your pad by NEXT class!•Clickers must be registered through Blackboard (Bb)–In Bb, Go to Tools  Turning Point RegistrationANNOUNCEMENTS•Hints on Clicker Use in Class:•You only need hit a button to turn on clicker (green light will appear)•Make sure the correct channel number appears in window –Our channel number is 41•To set channel to 41, hit Ch button, then select 41 and then hit Ch button againWHAT IS BIOLOGY?•Biology is the scientific study of life•How do we define life?PROPERTIES OF LIFELiving things exhibit:PROPERTIES OF LIFE•Order:–Living and non-living things are composed of the same materials–But living organism use/order basic materialsPROPERTIES OF LIFE•Regulation:–A living thing can adjust its internal environment, keeping it within appropriate limitsPROPERTIES OF LIFE•Growth & Development:–A living thing will grow and developPROPERTIES OF LIFE•Energy Utilization:–Living things take in energy and use it to perform workPROPERTIES OF LIFE•Response to the Environment:–Living things respond to environmental stimuliPROPERTIES OF LIFE•Reproduction:–Living things must reproduce if a species is to surviveLIFE IS DIVERSE!•Life on earth is diverse!•Biologists have identified:•290,000+ plants•52,000+ vertebrates•1 million insects•New species are added each yearHOW BIOLOGISTS ORGANIZE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE: TAXONOMIC LEVELSTaxonomy-TAXONOMIC LEVELS•Human beings fall within the Animal KingdomHomo sapiensHOW BIOLOGISTS ORGANIZE THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE•Taxonomy Reflects More than Morphological Characteristics & Behavior:–Modern taxonomy reflectsHOW BIOLOGISTS NAME LIVING ORGANISMS•Carolus Linnaeus (early 1790s):–Each type of organism has a unique, two part name!HOW SCIENTISTS STUDY BIOLOGY•The Scientific MethodTHE SCIENTIFIC METHOD1. Make Observations2. Develop Hypothesis 3. Make Prediction(s)4. Design Experiment(s) & Run Tests5. Revise Hypothesis or Pose a New One6. Analyze Results & Make ConclusionsTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 1:•Make ObservationTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 2:•Formulate HypothesisTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 3:•Make PredictionsTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 4:•Design Experiment(s) & Run Test(s)THE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 5:•Revise Hypothesis or Pose a New HypothesisTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODStep 6:•Analyze Results and Make ConclusionsTHE SCIENTIFIC METHODWHEN DOES A HYPOTHESIS BECOME THEORY?•A Scientific Theory:SUMMARY OF TODAY’S LECTURE1. Defining Biology as a Discipline2. Classification Schemes (Taxonomy)3. The Scientific Method & Scientific