Genbio

• What does "bios" mean in Greek?

  Life
• What does "logy" mean in Greek?

  Science of
• Who coined the term biology in its current use?

  Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
• In what year did Lamarck publish Hydrogeologie?

  1802
• What were the basic survival needs of early human civilization?

  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Clothes
• How did Mesopotamians view nature?

  They focused mainly on gods rather than nature
• What concept did Ancient China develop related to medicine?

  Herbal medicine and Yin and Yang
• What does Indian Ayurveda emphasize?

  Blood purification and herbal remedies
• What practice did Ancient Egyptians develop related to the body?

  Embalming
• What was the process of Egyptian mummification?

  It was the process of embalming
• What was the belief about science during 600-4th Century BC?

  Focus on gods rather than science
• Who is considered the first scientist in history?

  Thales of Miletus
• What did Thales of Miletus explain?

  How the world works scientifically
• Who practiced dissection and made discoveries in anatomy?

  Alcmaeon of Crotona
• Who is known as the Father of Biology?

  Aristotle
• What did Aristotle study?

  Animal habitats and development
• What was the significance of Francis Bacon in the Medieval Times?

  • Introduced the scientific method in 1620
  • Foundation of scientific research
• What flourished during the Renaissance period in biology?

  • Botany (study of plants)
  • Contributions from art and sculpture to biology and anatomy
• Who is known as the Father of Taxonomy?

  Carl Von Linnaeus
• What classification system did Carl Von Linnaeus develop?

  Taxonomic classification
• What is the taxonomic hierarchy proposed by Linnaeus?

  • Domain
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
• What theory did Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden propose?

  Cell Theory
• What did Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck propose?


  Biological Evolution
• What theory did Charles Darwin propose?


  Theory of Natural Selection
• What did Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch contribute to biology?


  Germs Theory of Disease
• What are some advancements in biology in the 21st century?

  • Cloning
  • Molecular manipulation
  • Genetic engineering
  • Gene editing and sequencing
  • Stem cell research
• What is the scientific method?

  • Systematic approach to conclusions
  • Pioneered by Roger Bacon
  • Induction as cornerstone of empiricism
• What are the two approaches to scientific reasoning?

  • Deductive Method: General to specific
  • Inductive Method: Specific to general
• What is the first step in the scientific method?

  Asking a question
• What is the second step in the scientific method?

  Background Research
• What is the third step in the scientific method?

  Constructing a Hypothesis
• What is the fourth step in the scientific method?

  Doing an Experiment
• What is the fifth step in the scientific method?

  Analyzing Data
• What is the sixth step in the scientific method?

  Forming a Conclusion
• What are independent variables in scientific experiments?


  Factors manipulated by the researcher
• What are dependent variables in scientific experiments?


  Factors being measured that may change
• What are controlled variables in scientific experiments?


  Factors kept constant for valid results
• What are extraneous variables in scientific experiments?


  Variables that might accidentally affect results
• What are the characteristics of life?

  1. Order
  2. Adaptation
  3. Metabolism
  4. Regulation
  5. Responsiveness
  6. Reproduction
  7. Growth and development
  8. Evolution
  9. Genes
• What is the smallest order of living forms?

  Organelles