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Biology
BiologyThe goal of biology is to
investigate and understand the natural world, to explain events in the natural world, ad to use those explanations to make useful predictions.
BiologynounScience that seeks to understand
the living world.
Biology
Bio = life
Biology
ology = the study of
Biology
Biology = the study of life
BiologySay three times
“Biology is the study of life”
organism
organismOrganisms and their
environment are interdependent.
organismnounAn individual living thing that can
react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.
organismSomething that is alive.
organismTurn to your partner and say …
“Biology is the study of life. _______ is a living organism.”
biotic factor
biotic factorBiotic factors that influence a
bullfrog might include the tiny plants and algae it eats as a tadpole, the herons that eat the adult frog, and other species that compete with the bullfrog for food and space.
biotic factornounThe biological influences on
organisms within an ecosystem
biotic factorBio = lifeSomething living that impacts
another living organism.
biotic factorTurn to your partner and say …
“_________ is a biotic factor that affects me”
abiotic factor
abiotic factorThe bullfrog is affected by
abiotic factors such as the availability of water and the temperature of the air.
abiotic factornounPhysical, or nonliving, factor that
shapes an ecosystem.
abiotic factorprefix “a” means NOT
If “bio” means life, “abio” means not life (or not alive)
Something NOT alive that impacts a living organism.
abiotic factorTurn to your partner and say …
“_________ is an abiotic factor in our classroom”