1. Biology & Nature of Science
Self & World: Impact of Technological
Advances in Biotechnology
Dr. Karen Guzman

2. Nature of Science Study of natural phenomena
Based on empirical observations
Proof & Evidence
Confidence vs. Tentative
Fact & Interpretation
Reliable not infallible
Controlled experiments
Differences & similarities
Probability & statistics
Variation
Nature of Science

3. Biology Principles What is life? What is evolution?
Structure & Function

4. Biology: study of life, components, and nonliving environment
Define life
What is the smallest unit of life?
What is life?
Organization
Energy use & transfer
Homeostasis
Response to stimuli
Growth
Reproduction
Evolution

5. What is evolution? Change over time in characteristics of populations
Micro- vs. Macro- evolution
Change w/in a species vs.
Beyond limits of a single species

6. Evolution Only has meaning on a population level
Natural selection of traits
Source of genetic variation is random mutations
Genome vs. Epigenome
Evolution

7. Structure determines function
Emergent principles
Structure & Function