What Is Science?

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Science:
-The investigation and
explanation of how the natural
world works.

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Science is a very broad area of study.

- divided into many specific branches, each
branch is designated to study a specific topic:
-Example:
-Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science, Earth
Space Science …….

- in this class we will study the branch

of science known as BIOLOGY

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What will we study in Biology?

Bio:
means life
ology:
means the study of
Therefore, biology is:
the study of all living organisms.

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Like science, biology is also a very broad area of

study.
-living organisms can range from the
simplest organisms like….
bacteria

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-to the most complex organisms

like………
humans.

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This course will contain A LOT of new vocabulary.

Most of this vocabulary is based upon a group of
Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes like bio and
ology.

Learning these prefixes and suffixes will make

learning biology much easier. So just do it!!!!!

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The branches of Biology we will study in this

course include:
Microbiology:
the study of small living organisms
Zoology:
the study of animals
Physiology:
the study of how body parts function.
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Ecology:
the study of how organisms interact with
each other and their environment.
Botany:
the study of plants.
Anatomy:
the study of where body parts are located.

Genetics:
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