1: The Study of Life
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- 1.1: The Science of Biology - Introduction to the Study of Biology
- Biology is the study of life and living things through rigorously-tested and peer-reviewed scientific research methods.
- 1.2: The Science of Biology - Scientific Reasoning
- Science is knowledge obtained from logical inferences and deductive experimentation that attempts to comprehend nature.
- 1.3: The Science of Biology - The Scientific Method
- The scientific method is a process by which observations are questioned; hypotheses are created and tested; and the results are analyzed.
- 1.4: The Science of Biology - Basic and Applied Science
- Basic science increases the knowledge base of a field of research while applied science uses that knowledge to solve specific problems.
- 1.5: The Science of Biology - Publishing Scientific Work
- Publication of scientific research in a peer-reviewed journal allows other scientists access to the research.
- 1.6: The Science of Biology - Branches and Subdisciplines of Biology
- The field of biology can be divided into various branches and subdisciplines, which leads to careers that result in more focused fields.
- 1.7: Themes and Concepts of Biology - Properties of Life
- Key characteristics or functions of living beings are order, stimuli, reproduction, growth/development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy.
- 1.8: Themes and Concepts of Biology - Levels of Organization of Living Things
- The biological levels of organization range from a single organelle all the way up to the biosphere in a highly structured hierarchy.
- 1.9: Themes and Concepts of Biology - The Diversity of Life
- The diversity of life can be classified within the three major domains (Bacteria, Eukarya and Archaea) using phylogenetic trees.