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Introduction to Biology: Form 4 Notes

This document provides an introduction to the field of biology. It discusses that biology is the study of life and living organisms. The importance of biology is that it contributes to knowledge, education, economic growth, solving problems, and quality of life. Some key fields of study in biology include medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agriculture, ecology, genetics, paleontology, anatomy, biochemistry, histology, cytology, microbiology, entomology, and botany. There are also many career opportunities related to biology in areas like medicine, biotechnology, agriculture, and industry. The document outlines the basic steps of scientific investigation in biology which include identifying a problem, forming a hypothesis, planning an investigation, collecting and analyzing data,

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Introduction to Biology: Form 4 Notes

This document provides an introduction to the field of biology. It discusses that biology is the study of life and living organisms. The importance of biology is that it contributes to knowledge, education, economic growth, solving problems, and quality of life. Some key fields of study in biology include medicine, pharmacy, biotechnology, agriculture, ecology, genetics, paleontology, anatomy, biochemistry, histology, cytology, microbiology, entomology, and botany. There are also many career opportunities related to biology in areas like medicine, biotechnology, agriculture, and industry. The document outlines the basic steps of scientific investigation in biology which include identifying a problem, forming a hypothesis, planning an investigation, collecting and analyzing data,

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BIOLOGY – FORM 4

CHAPTER 1 – Introduction to Biology

A. The study of Biology Biologythe study of life or living


organism
1. What is “BIOLOGY”?
The word BIOLOGY comes from 2 Greek root word
• Bioslife
• Logyknowledge

B. Importance of Biology

KNOWLEDGE

EDUCATION SENSE OF
CONTROL

IMPORTANCE
CAREERS OF ECONOMY
BIOLOGY

SOLVING QUALITY OF
PROBLEM LIFE
DISEASES

1
C. Fields of study in Biology

Medicine
Pharmacy
Biotechnology
Agriculture

Embryology
Ecology Genetics
FIELDS OF
Paleontology
STUDY IN
BIOLOGY

Anatomy
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Entomology
Histology
Botany
Cytology

D. Career Related to Biology

Medicine Doctor, nurse, dentist, pharmacist, veterinarian, physiotherapist

Biotechnology Biotechnologist, nutritionist, food technologist

Agriculture Estate manager, botanist, agricultural officer

Industry Research officer, scientist

E. Various ways of studying Biology

4 important components:-
• Scientific knowledge
• Scientific skills
- Science process skills =>
- Science manipulative skills =>
• Scientific attitudes and noble values =>cooperative, keen interest, inquiring mind etc

2
• Scientific method =>is body of technique of acquiring knowledge about the nature and
its phenomena

Basic steps of scientific investigation

Identifying a problem

Making a hypothesis WORD POWER

Hypothesis
Planning the investigation
• A suggested explanation for a specific
phenomenon.
Identifying & controlling
variables Inference
• is the act or process of deriving a
conclusion based on what one already
Conducting the experiment knows.

Variable
Collecting and recording data • a quantity whose value may change in
an experiment.
• It is the parameter that may influence
Analyzing and interpreting the outcome of an experiment or the
data data been collected in the experiment.

Making conclusion

Preparing the report

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