Chapter Objectives

At the end of this unit you will be able to
1. List the seven properties of life and relate them to a living organism.
2. Describe the seven organizing themes of biology.
3. Describe several areas of biological research.
4. Describe the stages common to scientific investigation.
5. Distinguish between forming a hypothesis and making a prediction.
6. Differentiate a control group from an experimental group.
7. Differentiate an independent variable from a dependent variable.
8. Define the term theory and discuss the process of constructing a scientific theory.
9. Organize and graph data using an online graphing tool.
10. Follow the steps of the Scientific Method in an online investigation and prepare a lab report using a Lab Report Template.

Chapter Terms

Themes of Biology	Scientific Processes
biology cell reproduction metabolism homeostasis gene heredity mutation evolution species natural selection ecology	observation hypothesis prediction ph experiment control group independent variable dependent variable theory law