Introduction to Biology for Health Sciences

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biology came from what greek words?

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bios; life and logus; to study

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biology is also referred to as?

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the science or the study of life

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this deals with the origin, history, structure, function, classification, development, inheritance and significance of living things

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biology

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studied the human body and wrote a book about it called “the fabrica”; the father of modern anatomy

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Andreas Vesalius

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a physician who first recognized the full circulation of blood in our body

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William Harvey

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physician and biologist; studied the embryo of a chick

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Marcello Malpighi

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discovered the cell; piublished a book called micrographia

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Robert Hooke

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invented the microscope (over 500); father of microbiology

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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famous for their cell theory

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Theodore Schwann, Matthias Schleiden & Rudolf Virchow (SSV)

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what are the scientific methods (in order)?

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Observation and Identification of the Problem
Formulation of Hypotheses
Experimentation or Testing of Hypothesis
Analysis and Interpretation of Data and Results
Generalization or Formulation of Conclusion

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a conclusion derived from actual experience or experiments

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theory

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a statement found by observations and series of experiments to be true

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scientific law

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study of cells

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cytology

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study of tissues

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histology

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study of organs

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organology

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study of dissection of body parts

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anatomy

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study of functions of body parts

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physiology

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study of the development of the embryo

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embryology

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study of heredity

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genetics

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study of diseases

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pathology

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study of relationships within the ecosystem

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ecology

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study of the origin of species

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evolution

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study of fossils/evidence of the past

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paleontology

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study of classification and phylogeny

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systematics

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study of the classification of living organisms

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taxonomy

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naming of scientific names

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nomenclature

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study of the distribution of living things

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biogeography

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study of the developmental history of an individual

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ontology

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study of the ancestral history of an individual

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phylogeny

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study of freshwater habitats

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limnology

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study of marine water habitats

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oceanography

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study of microorganisms

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microbiology

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study of bacterias

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bacteriology

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study of parasites

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parasitology

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study of viruses

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virology

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study of protozoans

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protozoology

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study of algaes

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phycology

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study of fungi

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mycology

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study of plants

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botany

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study of mosses

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bryology

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study of animals

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zoology

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study of worms

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helminthology

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study of crustaceans

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carcinology

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study of mollusks

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malacotology

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study of insects

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entomology

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study of fishes

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ichthyology

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study of reptiles and amphibians

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herpethology

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study of birds

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ornithology

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study of mammals

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mammalogy

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cell theory (3)

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1. cells are the basic unit of life 2. cells came from pre-existing cells 3. all organisms are made up of cells

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a counterhypothesis to spontaneous generation; this theory claims that life can only come from life.

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biogenesis

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it is the ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions; “steady state”

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homeostasis

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the process by which organisms change over time because of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits.

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evolution

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It is considered the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. It is made up of DNA.

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genes

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refers to all the chemical and energy transformations that occur in cells as they carry out life’s processes.

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metabolism

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(building up the process)

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anabolism

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(breaking down the process).

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catabolism

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refers to an increase in size. It is accomplished through a complex series of chemical processes or intussusceptions.

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growth

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refers to the ability to react to any environmental change or stimulus that often results in movement.

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irritability

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living things must be able to produce other living things of their kind. it can be asexual or sexual.

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reproduction and development

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refers to modifications that promote the likelihood of survival. Living organisms that were not suited to new conditions either move to a better environment or change (evolution).

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adaptation

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parts of a living organism are arranged in a particular way

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organization

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what the are levels of biological organization?

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biochemical, structural, physiological, and ecological organization.

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the process in which living organisms integrate the nutrients from various external resources in their body and utilize them to satisfy the energy demands required to stay alive.

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assimilation

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All organisms belonging to the same species are alike with a certain degree of variations or differences, therefore we can say that living organisms have a what?

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definite form and size

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the driving forces for the development of science

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curiosity and inquiry

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One thing that is common to all forms of science

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the goal "to know"

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it is a suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested. It can also be called tentative explanations and can be generally produced within the context of a scientific theory.

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hypothesis

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is a generally accepted, thoroughly tested, and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena. It is also the foundation of scientific knowledge.

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Scientific Theory

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One of the most important aspects of the scientific method

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testing the hypothesis/experiment

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With this we can now accept or reject our hypotheses.

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data or results