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-Water balance inside and outside of cell Why important? Health professions,
veterinarians
-Human body temperature
9. Entomology- study of insects
*Cells function best when these are in balance
Why important? West Nile virus, Yellow
Responsiveness fever– carried by mosquitoes
• Reaction(s) to various stimuli 10. Genetics- study of heredity and genetic
material (DNA/RNA, chromosomes,
(this is simply a reaction to an internal or
genes)
external force.)
Why important? Cloning, research,
solving crime
11. Ecology- study of all life in a particular • His hobby was lens grinding
area, the relationships b/t those life
** He did NOT invent the microscope, he
forms and the environment
perfected microscope lenses
Why important? Overpopulation
• He was the first person to see:
Ozone Depletion/Greenhouse Effect
A. Bacteria
Rainforest Destruction
B. Protozoans
Pollution- other states pay to dump
C. Red blood cells
garbage
D. Sperm cells
12. Cell Biology- the study of cells
-He did NOT support spontaneous generation
Lister
Why Important?
• British
Need to know about cells to learn more
about whole organisms • Hospital conditions were dirty &
infectious
Biology Pioneers
• Used phenol as a disinfectant
Aristotle
• “Father of Aseptic Surgery”
-Greek (1st bio. teacher)
Fleming
“Father of Biology and Zoology”
• British
• Supported spontaneous generation
theory • Accidentally discovered first antibiotic
(penicillin)
• Created a theory of the elements
Salk
4 elements:
• Developed 1st polio vaccine injection
A. Earth B. Air
(1955)
C. Water D. Fire
Sabin
-1st person to start classifying organisms
• Developed oral polio vaccine (1959)
Hippocrates
• Vaccines are weakened forms of
• Greek disease that tricks body into making
antibodies
• “Father of Medicine”
Leeuwenhoek
• Dutch
SCIENTIFIC METHOD Confirm the results by retesting.
The scientific method is a tool that helps Make recommendations for further study and
scientists and the rest of us to solve problems possible improvements to the procedure.
and determine answers to questions in a logical
Communicate the Results: Be prepared to
format.
present the project to an audience.
It provides step-by-step, general directions to
Expect questions from the audience.
help us work through problems.
The Chemical Basis of Life
Scientific Method
Basic principles of chemistry
Problem/Question
It is important for us to understand the basic
Observation/Research
principles of chemistry so we can understand
Formulate a Hypothesis how the human body is organized
Experiment Elements
Collect and Analyze Results • Matter —anything that has mass and
occupies space
Conclusion
• Element—simple form of matter, a
Communicate the Results
substance that cannot be broken down
Steps of the into two or more different substances
Scientific Method
– There are 26 elements in the
Problem/Question: Develop a question or human body
problem that can be solved through
– There are 11 “major elements,”
experimentation.
four of which (carbon, oxygen,
Observation/Research: Make observations and hydrogen, and nitrogen) make
research your topic of interest. up 96% of the human body
Example: