General Terms

• Science is the systematized study of things based on facts and principles and can be verified by human experiences
• Biology is the study of life
• Scientific method is the systematic way of gaining information
• Observation is the thoughtful and careful recognition of an event or fact
• Hypothesis is the tentative explanation to the question. Hypothesizing is the process of proposing possible solutions to questions based on what is already understood about the phenomenon
• Experiments are rigorous test to determine if the solutions are supported
• Explanation is the hypothesis that has passed the widest and most comprehensive series of tests.
• It is the well accepted and demonstrated principle. After hypothesis is tested and has been supported by ample experimental tests, it becomes a theory
• A scientific law is a constant and uniform fact of nature that describes what happens in nature
• Inductive reasoning makes generalization from specific observations and facts, while deductive reasoning uses available information to construe a valid conclusion
• In this theory, life is believed to have been created by supernatural being - Divine Creationism
• In this theory, protoplasm in the form of resistant spores of simple living forms might have reached the Earth accidentally from some other source from the universe and this forms the first life - Interplanetary or Cosmozoic Theory
• In this theory, living things started from non-living matter that developed over time - Spontaneous Generation
• Asexual Reproduction is the process of cell division, one cell becomes two
• Sexual Reproduction involves the union of sex cells
• Phototropism is the growth of a plant towards light.
• Cytoplasmic Streaming is the movement of the cytoplasm to transport metabolites, nutrients and such to other parts of the cell
• Adaptation is a characteristic of life involving the change to meet the needs of environment and to survive
• Metabolism is a characteristic of life wherein foods are being converted to energy
• Homeostasis is a characteristic of life that includes maintaining the same state
• Responsiveness is a characteristic of life that is reactions to various stimuli
• In this theory, it states that all living organisms are made up cells, and cells are from preexisting cell - Cell theory
• The proper function of a molecule is dependent on its structure
• The four major classes of biomolecules are amino acids, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates
• The three domains of life are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
• Domain Eukarya is divided into four groups: Animalia, Plantae, Protista and Fungi