2005 – 2006                                                                                                                Fontbonne Hall Academy

Living Environment 425                                                                                                Trimester I

Instructors: Mrs. Koutsavlis, Ms. McGlone, Ms. Pabon                                       Study Guide # 2

 

Unit I: Introduction to Biology

Topic : The Nature of Science (The Scientific Method) [Ch. 2 pgs. 13 – 30]

 

Objectives:                                                                             Text:                                       Interdisciplinary:

 

  1. List the steps of the Scientific Method.

 

  1. Identify the purpose of a controlled experiment.

 

  1. Define and contrast hypothesis, theory, and scientific law.

 

  1. List the units of measurements for the metric system.

 

  1. Identify the tools of the biologist and how they work.
    1. Types of microscopes
    2. Centrifuge
    3. Electrophoresis
    4. Chromatography

 

Homework

 

# 3 Pg. 19 #’s 1 – 4

# 4 Pg. 27 #’s 1 – 4

 

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pg. 13 – 16

 

pg. 15

 

 

pg. 14 – 17

 

 

pg. 17 – 19

 

 

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