Bionotes Unit 1.1

Biology Notes
Scientific Methods
Part 1
Pages 3-11
Standard
1.1 Identify what is science, what clearly
___
is not science, and what superficially
resembles science
Essential Questions
1. What makes something alive?
I. What is Biology?
life
Biology = the study of _____
• For an organism to be considered

_________,
alive it must possess certain
characteristics
_________________
A. Characteristics of Living Things
cells
1. All living things are made up of _______
Red Plant Cells Foot

blood fungus
cells cells
Cell = a collection of living ________
matter
enclosed by a barrier that separates the
cell from its ____________
environment
• A cell is the smallest unit of _________

matter
alive
considered to be _____
 Creatures with only one cell are

unicellular while creatures
called ____________
with more than one cell are called
multi-cellular
____________
Unicellular or Multi-Cellular????
unicellular
plankton multi-cellular flower
unicellular
multi-cellular bird gut bacteria
2. All living things _____________
reproduce
• Sexual Reproduction = creating a new

__________
organism from cells of ___2 different
parents
________
e.g. humans, fish, plants, lions, etc.
• Asexual Reproduction = creating a new
__________
organism from only ____
one parent
e.g. Hydra (budding); most unicellular
organisms
3. All living things are based on a _________
genetic
DNA
code (____)
• Organisms created by
__________reproduction
asexual are identical to
the single parent. They have the same
DNA or genetic code.
_______
• Organisms created by
_______reproduction
sexual are similar to
both parents because the offspring
______
have DNA from each parent.
grow and ________
4. All living things ______ develop
• Unicellular organisms typically only

______
grow in size whereas multi-cellular
develop
organisms grow and _________
• Differentiation = the process of

development where a single cell will
multiply
____________ and the groups of cell will
take on different _______
jobs in the body
e.g.Nerve cells, brain cells, etc.
Q. Do unicellular organisms grow and develop?
A. Unicellular organisms only grow
Q. Do multi-cellular organisms grow and

develop?
A. Multi-cellular organisms both grow and

develop.
5. All living things need sources of _______
energy
• Energy is needed to complete many of

life’s __________
functions
e.g. Cellular respiration (all organisms) /
Photosynthesis (plants)
• What is the ultimate source of energy for
the sun
life on Earth? ____________
• Metabolism = the series of
__________
reactions to build or break materials
in order to obtain ___________
energy
necessary for life ___________
functions
e.g. Eat food → broken down for
energy (humans, animals, etc.)
6. All living things __________
respond to their
environment
• Stimulus = any signal to which an organism

can respond
Stimuli can either external or __________
internal
sun to plants → grow (external) /
e.g.
low blood sugar → hunger → eat
(internal)
7. All living things maintain _______________
homeostasis
• Homeostasis = the ability of an organism to

keep a ________
stable internal environment
e.g. body temperature / heart rate /
sugar level
8. As a group, living things __________
change
• Evolution = the change of an organism

time in order to adapt to a
over _____
changing environment and _________
___________ survive
e.g. giraffe necks
CHARRGED
Cells
Homeostasis
Adapt/ Evolve
Reproduce
Respond
Grow & Develop
Energy
DNA/ Genetic code
B. Hierarchy of Biology
Biologists can group systems and organisms

to study or ____________
investigate progressively
complex
from the simple to the most ________
1. Subatomic Particles = _________,
protons neutrons,
and electrons that make up atoms
matter
2. Atom = the basic unit of _______
e.g. oxygen atom, hydrogen atom
3. Molecule = a group of atoms that is the
compounds
smallest unit of chemical ___________
e.g. water, DNA, proteins, salt
4. Organelle = groups of molecules that
perform the same tasks make up the
cell
different parts of a ____
e.g. nucleus, cell membrane, mitochondria
4. Cell = smallest living piece of __________
matter
e.g. nerve cell, liver cell
5. Tissues = groups of similar cells that

function
perform the same ___________
e.g. smooth tissue, connective tissue
6. Organ = groups of _________

tissues that perform
similar functions
e.g. brain, heart
7. Organ System = groups of ________
organs that
perform similar functions
e.g. digestive, circulatory
8. Organism = an individual living ______

being that
has multiple and interacting organ systems
e.g. plant, person, worm
organisms that
9. Population = groups of __________
area
live in the same ______
e.g. students at Sandalwood / herd of cows /
flock of sheep
10. Community = different ___________
populations that live
in a defined area
i.e. Jax. Beach = surfers, turtles, fish,
seaweed, etc.
11. Ecosystem (Biome) = the community plus all
non-living parts (climate)
the ___________
i.e. tundra, rainforest, savanna
Earth
12. Biosphere = all ecosystems on _________

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Biology Notes

• For an organism to be considered

Red Plant Cells Foot

• A cell is the smallest unit of _________

 Creatures with only one cell are

• Sexual Reproduction = creating a new

• Unicellular organisms typically only

• Differentiation = the process of

A. Unicellular organisms only grow

Q. Do multi-cellular organisms grow and

A. Multi-cellular organisms both grow and

• Energy is needed to complete many of

• Stimulus = any signal to which an organism

• Homeostasis = the ability of an organism to

• Evolution = the change of an organism

Biologists can group systems and organisms

5. Tissues = groups of similar cells that

6. Organ = groups of _________

8. Organism = an individual living ______

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