...classify plants and animals into groups based on their characteristics. | | |Some of the characteristics that students will look for include plants, animals, things, that lay eggs, | | |things that live underwater, etc. Students will be able to visualize and know that sometimes plants and | | |animals can be classified into more than one group depending on the features of the specific groups. | |STANDARDS AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: | |*Standards |NSES Standards: Life Science: The Characteristics of Organisms -#1 | | |Alabama Science Course of Study Standards – 4.6...
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...LEVEL 1 - Cells * Are the basic unit of structure and function in living things. * May serve a specific function within the organism * Examples- blood cells, nerve cells, bone cells, etc. | LEVEL 2 - Tissues * Made up of cells that are similar in structure and function and which work together to perform a specific activity * Examples - blood, nervous, bone, etc. Humans have 4 basic tissues: connective, epithelial, muscle, and nerve. | LEVEL 3 - Organs * Made up of tissues that work together to perform a specific activity * Examples - heart, brain, skin, etc. | LEVEL4 - Organ Systems * Groups of two or more tissues that work together to perform a specific function for the organism. * Examples - circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system, etc. * The Human body has 11 organ systems - circulatory, digestive, endocrine, excretory (urinary), immune(lymphatic), integumentary, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, and skeletal. | LEVEL 5 - Organisms * Entire living things that can carry out all basic life processes. Meaning they can take in materials, release energy from food, release wastes, grow, respond to the environment, and reproduce. * Usually made up of organ systems, but an organism may be made up of only one cell such as bacteria or protist. * Examples - bacteria, amoeba, mushroom, sunflower, human | Levels of Structural Organization in the human body The human body has 6 main levels of structural organization. We will...
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...Standards: Region: USA- NAS- Science Education Standards National Academy of Science Type of Standard: Science Content Standards Grade Range: Grades 5-8 Content Standard: Life Science Area- POPULATIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS: A population consists of all individuals of a species that occur together at a given place and time. All populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact compose an ecosystem. Populations of organisms can be categorized by the function they serve in an ecosystem. Plants and some micro-organisms are producers--they make their own food. All animals, including humans, are consumers, which obtain food by eating other organisms. Decomposers, primarily bacteria and fungi, are consumers that use waste materials and dead organisms for food. Food webs identify the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem. For ecosystems, the major source of energy is sunlight. Energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is transferred by producers into chemical energy through photosynthesis. That energy then passes from organism to organism in food webs. The number of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on the resources available and abiotic factors, such as quantity of light and water, range of temperatures, and soil composition. Given adequate biotic and abiotic resources and no disease or predators, populations (including humans) increase at rapid rates. Lack of resources and other factors, such as predation...
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...Week 1 – HOW LIFE WORKS: Biology – Science of How Life Works; study of life; attempt to understand processes of life. How life works - many levels. Three levels: -Molecular mechanisms within the cell -Integrated actions of many cells within an organ or body -Interactions among different organisms in nature Life Processes – Microscopic and macroscopic levels: All methods of scientific study use the Scientific Method Scientific Method – Systematic approach to finding out how things work. (i.e., structured and disciplined way to study things) Deliberate way of asking questions about things we don’t yet understand. Start with observation – Sensing the world around us with our 5 senses or with augmented abilities such as scientific instruments; – seeing a particular event or occurrence; Scientists then make proposed, tentative explanations < - - i.e., hypothesis (a predictive guess) and plan out detailed experiments or detailed observations to see if the tentative explanation is correct (i.e., true). Test that tentative explanation [pic] Make some observations of the image above. Ideas: -What motivates this behavior? -Is the bird feeding? -Does the bird choose this flower because of its color? -Does the flower benefit from the bird’s behavior? Observations made and the questions they raise allow us to propose tentative explanations, or hypotheses. ...
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...between the various differences * It incorporate culture, including language, social practice, religion, etc. * the study of culture…it can be scientific, humanistic and based on observation * the study of humans in all parts of the world…it combines several fields into a holistic view * the study of humankind in all time and places * Anthropology is: 1. A Social Science * Academic discipline concerned with society and the relationships among individuals within a society, which often reply primarily on empirical approaches 2. Studies Culture * Culture is composed of ideas, values and perceptions * Culture is not instinctual, it must be learned and shared * Culture only exists within a society or group of people * Culture is a human adaptation to their environment 3. Holistic * The various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections and interdependence * Cultural Anthropology * The study of patterns of human behavior, thought and emotions, focusing on humans as culture-producing and culture-reproducing creatures * Ethnography * Detailed description of a particular culture * Ethnology * Study and analysis of different cultures from a comparative or historical point of view * Linguistic Anthropology * The study of human language – looking at their structure, history, and relation to social and...
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...as by speech, non-verbal gestures, writings, behavior and possibly by other means such as electromagnetic, chemical or physical phenomena and smell. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or more participants (machines, organisms or their parts).[2][3] Communication requires a sender, a message, a medium and a recipient, although the receiver does not have to be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative commonality. The communication process is complete once the receiver understands the sender's message.[citation needed] Communicating with others involves three primary steps:[4] * Thought: First, information exists in the mind of the sender. This can be a concept, idea, information, or feeling. * Encoding: Next, a message is sent to a receiver in words or other symbols. * Decoding: Lastly, the receiver translates the words or symbols into a concept or information that a person can understand. There are a variety of verbal and non-verbal forms of communication. These include body language, eye contact, sign language, haptic communication, and chronemics. Other examples are media content such as pictures, graphics, sound, and writing. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also defines the communication to include the...
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...Chapter 1 Microbes - Microbiology is the study of living microorganisms and non-living viruses - make up of half of the earth`s biomass and are very ubiquitous - Not all microbes are Pathogenic (capable to causing disease, producing disease) - can be Beneficial How can Microbes be beneficial? Microorganisms can help the environment for example in Marine and freshwater lakes, oceans and rivers by forming the basis food chain. Soil microbes can break down wastes and incorporate nitrogen gas from the air into organic compounds, this helps recycle chemicals elements between soil, water, life, and air. Microbes play an important role in photosynthesis. Humans and many other animals depend on microbes because they sit inside their intestines for digestion and the synthesis and retain the vitamins that the body requires, such as Vitamin K that helps blood clotting and B vitamins for metabolism. * Used in chemicals like Vitamins, Organic acids, enzymes, alcohol and drugs. * Used to produce acetone and butanol , which was discovered in 1914 by Chaim Weizmann. Not everything can be good, are Microbes bad for you? Microorganisms are not all good, in fact microbes can associate with major disease such as AIDs, painful and uncomfortable infections they can even cause your food to go bad- spoiled food. What foods are microbes used for? * Yogart * Pickles * Soy sauce * Cheese * Bread Enzymes from the microbes can be manipulated to cause...
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...TAXONOMY (From ancient greek: τάξισ taxis, "arrangement", and -νομία -nomia, "method") is the science of defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups. 5 KINGDOMS Kingdom is the highest rank used in the biological taxonomy of all organisms. There are 5 kingdoms in taxonomy. Every living thing comes under one of these 6 kingdoms. The six kingdoms are Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. 1. KINGDOM MONERA [10,000 species]: Unicellular and colonial--including the true bacteria (eubacteria) and archaebacteria. ndividuals are single-celled, may or may not move, have a cell wall, have no chloroplasts or other organelles, and have no nucleus. Monera are usually very tiny, although one type, namely the blue-green bacteria, look like algae. They are filamentous and quite long, green, but have no visible structure inside the cells. No visible feeding mechanism. They absorb nutrients through the cell wall or produce their own by photosynthesis. a. Archaebacteria - The archaebacteria kingdom (Archaebacterium in Latin) is made up of single-celled organisms and the name of the kingdom means “ancient bacteria.” Scientists actually believe that members of the archaebacteria kingdom were among the first life forms on Earth billions of years ago. These species lack cell structure and their genetic material is not contained inside of a nucleus. The cells of archaebacteria are called prokaryotes. Archaebacteria...
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...our lives. There are excellent examples of this in the field of medicine. To stay one step ahead of pathogenic diseases, researchers must understand the evolutionary patterns of disease-causing organisms. To control hereditary diseases in people, researchers study the evolutionary histories of the disease-causing genes. In these ways, knowledge of evolution can improve the quality of human life. Evolution played an important role not only for the present day humans but all living things today. As you all know, we didn’t just evolve out of nothing, we all have an ancestor whose ancestor’s ancestor is our ancestor and so on. When we can’t go back any further because of the given facts, we know that was every organism’s common ancestor. To understand the importance of evolution, we must gather some understanding of the meaning of evolution. Here is biological evolution defined by one of the most respected evolutionary biologists, Douglas Futuyma. "In the broadest sense, evolution is merely change, and so is all-pervasive; galaxies, languages, and political systems all evolve. Biological evolution ... is change in the properties of populations of organisms that transcend the lifetime of a single individual. The ontogeny of an individual is not considered evolution; individual organisms do not evolve. The changes in populations that are considered evolutionary are those that are inheritable via the genetic material from one generation to the next. Biological evolution may be slight...
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...Organic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up organic or organics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Organic may refer to: Of or relating to an organism, a living entity Of or relating to an organ Contents [hide] 1 Chemistry 2 Farming, certification and products 3 Computing 4 Economics and business 5 Military 6 Law 7 Music 8 Other 9 See also Chemistry[edit] Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or the product of decay, or is composed of organic compounds Organic chemistry, chemistry involving organic compounds Organic compound, a compound that contains carbon Farming, certification and products[edit] Organic farming, agriculture conducted according to certain standards, especially the use of stated methods of fertilization and pest control Organic certification, accreditation process for producers of organic products Organic clothing, clothing produced from organic fibers such as organic cotton Organic horticulture, the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants by following the essential principles of organic agriculture Organic food, food produced from organic farming methods and often certified organic according to organic farming standards Organic baby products, organic products intended for babies and toddlers Organic wine Organic movement, movement of organizations...
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...Biological classification Biological classification is the arrangement of organisms into categories that express their PHYLOGENY, or line of descent, based on information such as structure, development, biochemical or physiological functions, and evolutionary history of organisms. The purpose of such a classification is to provide a clear and practical way to organize and communicate information about organisms. Classification can show relationships between different ancient and modern groups, indicate the evolutionary pathways along which present-day organisms may have developed, and provide a basis for comparing experimental data about different plant and animal groups. Organisms included in a group share a common genetic heritage in their DNA, and they must be more closely related to each other than they are to the members of other groups of the same rank. However, classifications of organisms are modified as ideas of their phylogeny change. Taxonomy is the theory and practice of classifying organisms. It is a branch of systematics, the study of the diversity of organisms. The first scheme for classifying animals into logical groupings may have been proposed by Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago. Since that time, many new classification systems have been proposed; none, however, has succeeded in fitting all plants, animals, and microorganisms into a single, completely satisfactory scheme. For example, some taxonomists classify algae with the protista or consider them plants...
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...Animal Rights Introduction Ethics and morality have consistently been topics of concern in our society. Concerns about ethics and morality also extend to matters associated with the treatment of animals. The purpose of this discussion is to summarize and critique several different theories associated with the ethical treatment of animals. The discussion will focus on the treatment of animals as it relates to hunting and trapping animals, eating animals, using animals for research, and the manner in which domestic and wild animals are treated. The research will summarize and critique several theories including anthropocentrism, Animal liberation, Strong Animal Rights Theory, Weak(er) animal rights theory, Two-factor egalitarianism, biocentric egalitarianism, ecocentric views. Anthropocentrism Anthropocentrism views human being as the center of the universe and regards the world from the point of view of human values and experiences (Dictionary). According to the western philosopher Immanuel Kant human beings alone are rational beings and as such have intrinsic moral worth. Kant asserts that human beings do not owe animals anything because they are not rational beings. However, he does assert that people should be kind to animals but only because kindness to animals assists in developing character in human beings. In other words kindness to animals should not take place for the sake of the animal but for the betterment of the human being. In addition to Kant...
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...Cultural Anthropology/Introduction Cultural Anthropology is the study of human cultures, their beliefs, practices, values, ideas, technologies, economies and other domains of social and cognitive organization. This field is based primarily on cultural understanding gained through first hand experience, or participant observation within living populations of humans. What is Anthropology? Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings as social organisms interacting with each other in their environment. Anthropology can be defined as the study of human nature, human society, and the human past. It is a scholarly discipline that aims to describe in the broadest possible sense what it means to be human. Anthropologists are interested in comparison. To make substantial and accurate comparisons between cultures, a generalization of humans requires evidence from the wide range of human societies. Anthropologists are in direct contact with the sources of their data, thus field work is a crucial component. The field of Anthropology, although fairly new as an academic field, has been used for centuries. Anthropologists are convinced that explanations of human actions will be superficial unless they acknowledge that human lives are always entangled in complex patterns of work and family, power and meaning. While it is a holistic field, anthropology is typically considered to consist of five sub-disciplines, each focusing on a particular aspect of human existence: * Archeology:...
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...ancestry. Ecology- The scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment is used to address environmental issues. Neuroscience- Field in biology that deals with brains; and Evolutionary science- the study of the evolution of organisms are being used to reshape psychology and sociology. Characteristics of Life: Living things are organized – The organs or vital components that make up a living organism each perform a specific function in an organized way such that it allows the organism to live. Regulation – All living organisms have the ability to regulate and accommodate to changes in their environment in order to stay alive. Growth and Development – Living organisms have the ability to grow and develop. Energy Utilization – Living organisms use energy or convert energy from a food source in order to carry or be able to perform different functions. For example, the human body utilizes carbohydrates found in food as a source of energy. With this energy, humans are able to perform simple tasks such as walking, talking, breathing, etc. Response to environment – Similar to regulation, living organisms have the ability to interact with the environment. For example during winter seasons, humans wear heat-retaining garments to protect them from the cold. Similarly, bears hibernate during the winter season, birds migrate, etc. Reproduction – The ability to reproduce or multiply. Living organisms have the ability to reproduce whether it be sexual, or asexual...
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...controversial topics, ethical issues are one of the most talked about things in synthetic biology. This is mostly because the field is advancing at such a fast rate, that the scientists conducting research can’t keep the general public up to date with the scientific results, which the average person may not fully understand. Mass media also plays a big role in sparking controversy, as they will exaggerate things to smear the idea of synthetic biology replacing the natural way of producing foodstuffs and fuel. Synthetic biology has many different branches to it, but all of it comes down to genetic engineering, with added engineering. It is, essentially, programming living cells to do what the scientist wants it to do; effectively treating cells as robots. Engineers are trying to treat DNA digitally, more like a programming language. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is your genetic code, and small sections of the code will script for a specific function, for example the production of a certain protein. Synthetic biologists have managed to copy particular sections, use a computer to...
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