Brooklyn College BIOL 1010 : Lecture Guide (topic i)

I. The Nature of Biological Inquiry and Biological Hierarchy

Text: pages 2-8, 13-18, 28-30 and 36-51.

1. The scientific method
2. Biology- the study of life
3. Fundamental characteristics that define life
4. Maintaining life: Metabolism and Homeostasis

Learning Objectives:

1. You should be able to use and define/describe the following words:

science		organism		homeostasis
hypothesis		mutation		metabolism
control group		biology		experiment
theory		organ		tissue
cell		organ system		carbohydrate
lipid		protein		nucleic acid

2. You should be able to:
1. List the steps in the scientific method and apply them to investigating a sample scientific problem.
2. List the characteristics of living things.
3. Give examples of what is meant by metabolism and homeostasis.
4. Arrange in order the levels that constitute biological organization.