INTRODUCTION

OF BIOLOGY

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 CONTENTS
• CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to Biology
• CHAPTER 2 : Cell Structure and Cell
Organisation
• CHAPTER 3 : Movement of Substances Across
the Plasma Membrane
• CHAPTER 4 : Chemical Composition of the cell
• CHAPTER 5 : Cell Division
• CHAPTER 6 : Nutrition
• CHAPTER 7 : Respiration
• CHAPTER 8 : Dynamic Ecosystem
• CHAPTER 9 : Endanger Ecosystem
CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to Biology

• The word “Biology” comes from Greek

words, ‘Bios’ meaning ‘Life’ and ‘Logos’
meaning ‘Knowledge’.
• Biology is the study of every aspect of life
at a every level of its organisation
• Biology is the scientific study of life
Importance of Biology.
• Biology has enable us to understand heredity
and the inheritance of genetic abnormalities
that cause dieses.
• Many people use biology in their leisure
activities, for example, gardening, fishing and
cooking.
• Biology teaching us to empathise with living
things and this generates awareness of
ourselves as biological organisms.
• The fields of study in biology can also be classified
according to their scope as follows:
1. Structure and Function
Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cytology, Histology,
morphology, physiology
2. Major groupings of organisms
Bacteriology, Botany, Entomology, ichthyology,
microbiology, Mycology, Ornithology, Taxonomy,
Virology
3. Development of organisms
Embryology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetic,
Developmental Biology
4. Organisms and their environment
Ecology, Ethology, Biogeography
5. Applied Biology
Agriculture, Biotechnology, fisheries, Forestry,
Medicine, veterinary medicine, density
 Ways of studying Biology
The Scientific Method
• The scientific method involves a series of
ordered steps:
a) Make an observation
b) State the problem
c) Form of hypothesis
d) Identify the variables
e) Design and perform an experiment
f) Record and analyse data
g) State the conclusion