BIOLOGY FORM 4

SUBTOPICS
1.1 The Study of Biology 1.2 Scientific Investigation

1.1 - THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY

Learning Outcomes :
To state what the study of Biology is, To explain the importance of Biology, To list the different fields of study in Biology, To list the careers related to Biology,

What is Biology?
Do you know what is the meaning of Biology? Biology comes from Greek word. Biology is ..

What is Biology?
Includes studying

The structure & cellular organisation & function of living things, The life processes of living things such as respiration, growth, development, reproduction The characteristics of different groups @ categories of living things, The plant & animal life of a specific area or region, The interaction of living things with one another & with their environment

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS

Response to stimuli Nutrition Respiration Metabolism Growth Reproduction Excretion Able to adapt to different environments Locomotion

IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGY
To learn more about ourselves (best reason) To understand heredity & the inheritance of genetic abnormalities that cause diseases.

To understand the function of organisms To find treatment for diseases (create new medicine)
For leisure gardening, fishing, cooking & bird-watching

IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGY
Helps researchers to study human biology slow aging process, cure genetic diseases & help paralysed people by making nerve cells grow again For better management on environmental problems Improved quality & production of food Provides numerous opportunities for rewarding & challenging career, especially in biotechnology

FIELDS OF STUDY IN

BIOLOGY

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Anatomy
organisms

the structure & organisation of

Biochemistry

elements, compounds & chemical reactions in living organisms

Cytology - cells Histology - tissues Morphology the form @ shape of an organism Physiology mechanical, physical & biochemical
functions of living organisms

MAJOR GROUPING of ORGANISMS

Bacteriology Botany Entomology - cells Ichthyology study of fishes Microbiology Mycology Ornithology study of birds Taxonomy Virology

DEVELOPMENT of ORGANISMS
Embryology dev. of the embryo Evolutionary biology concerned
with the origin & descent of species deals with heredity transmission & the variation the process by which organisms grow & develop

Genetics

Developmental biology

ORGANISMS & THEIR ENVIRONMENT

Ecology
the distribution & abundance of organisms, their habitat & the interactions between them & their environment

Ethology study of animal behaviour Biogeography

APPLIED BIOLOGY
Agriculture Biotechnology
any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivations thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use

Fisheries Forestry Medicine Veterinary medicine Dentistry

CAREER RELATED TO BIOLOGY

Agriculturalist, aquaculturalist, biochemist, biotechnologist, botanist, dietitian, ecologist, ethologist, forester, geneticist, horticulturist, microbiologist, mycologist, neurobiologist, optometrist, pediatrician, physiotherapist, surgeon, toxicologist, veterinarian, zoologist, doctor (physician), teacher, lecturer, researcher.etc.

OPSS.dont forget your exercise!!!

EXERCISE 1.1