1. The Science of Biology
Chapter 1

2. What is science?
Science is a way of studying the natural world. Scientists are people who are curious people.

3. Do you think the diver is a scientist?
Marine Biologist: are scientists who study living things in the ocean.
In this case these marine biologists are studying the coral reefs.

4. What is Biology? Biology is a natural science.
It is the science that deals with the study of living things.

5. Some other fields that make up natural sciences:
Chemistry
Physics
Astronomy
Geology

6. Branches of Biology
Earth is home to millions of kinds of living things. All of these living things are studied by biologists. For this reason, the field of biology is divided into smaller branches.
Most biologists study only 1 branch of biology which is called specialization.
Examples: Botany, Zoology, Ecology…
Can you name any other fields?

7. Branches of Biology Branch of Bio. What is studied Careers Anatomy
Structures that make up living things
Physician Chiropractor
Genetics
Heredity of living things
Geneticist
Plant Breeder
Microbiology
Microscopic living things
Microbiologist Bacteriologist
Physiology
Functions of the structures that make up living things
Physiologist
Internist
Taxonomy
Classification of living things
Taxonomist

8. Biology, Technology, and Society
Technology: is the use of science to solve everyday problems.
It is often called applied science.
Biology can be used to solve everyday problems.
The use of biology to solve everyday problems is called biotechnology.

9. 3 fields that use biotechnology
Medicine
Agriculture
Industry

10. Scientific Method: is a problem solving model used by scientists.
It can be broken down into 7 parts.
However you do not always have to use all the parts of the scientific method.
Every problem is unique and needs to be solved in a different way.

11. Scientific Method: Identify & State the Problem Gather Information
State a Hypothesis
Design an Experiment
Make Observations & Record Data
Organize & Analyze Data
State a Conclusion