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06/12/2017

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Pure science
Definition
a science which explains the facts and principles about the universe.
Research conducted for acquiring knowledge.
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Pure science
Definition
a science which explains the facts and principles about the universe.
Research conducted for acquiring knowledge.
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Applied science
Definition
uses scientific facts and principles to make things useful to man.
Scientific knowledge used for practical knowledge/purpose.
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Natural Science
Definition
A science which deals with the study of nature.
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Nature
Definition
refers to the entire physical universe and all organisms in it.
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abstract
concrete
Definition
2 divisions of natural science
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1)abstract
2)concrete
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1) intangible
2) tangible
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Physical Science
– non-living sciences
Sociological Science
– relationship, interaction
Biological Science
– living organism
Definition
3 types of concrete science:
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Botany
– plants
Zoology
– animals
Microbiology
– microorganism
Definition
3 divisions of Biology:
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India
Definition
In ancient _____, texts described some aspects of bird life
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Egypt
Definition
In _____ the metamorphosis of insects and frogs was described. Egyptians
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Babylonia
Definition
____ studied anatomy and physiology in various forms. (place)
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Mesopotamia
Definition
In ancient ____, animals were sometimes kept in what can be described as the first zoological gardens.
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Aristotle
Definition
In the Greco-Roman world, scholars became more interested in rationalist methods. Greek scientist and philosopher ______, during the 300s B.C.E., described many animals and their behaviors, and devoted considerable attention to categorizing them.
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Pliny the Elder
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In ancient Rome, _____ is known for his knowledge of nature.
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Claudius Galen
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_____ became a pioneer in medicine and anatomy.
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Kitab al Hayawan (Book of animals).
Definition
Of the Arab biologists, Al-Jahiz, who died about 868, is particularly noteworthy. He wrote _______
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De vegetabilibus (seven books) and De animalibus (26 books).
Definition
In the 1200s, the German scholar named Albertus Magnus wrote______ He discussed in some detail the reproduction of animals.
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Albertus Magnus
Definition
De vegetabilibus (seven books) and De animalibus (26 books) author
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modern evolutionary synthesis" or neo-Darwinism
Definition
was integral to the development of much of zoology in the twentieth century.
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Aristotle
Definition
– father of biology
- studied the hearts and brain of animals – he described the warming
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Galen
Definition
greatest authority in human anatomy – model – barbary ape.
- student – Andreas Versalius – created a book in anatomy.
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William Harvey
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– physiologist – studied the circulation of blood.
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Marie Francois Bichat
Definition
– discovered that organs are made of tissues.
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RObert Hooke
Definition
– 1665 – coined the term cell – basic unit of life.
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Definition
– made the first microscope
- discovered the single-celled organism - animalicules
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Francis Crick and James watson
Definition
– discovered the double helix DNA – made DNA model.
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Jean de baptiste Lamarck
Definition
– introduces the theory in evolution – Use and Disuse and Spontaneous Generation Theory.
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Charles Darwin
Definition
– introduces the theory in evolution – Use and Disuse and Spontaneous Generation Theory.
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Gregor Johann Mendel
Definition
– father of genetics
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Loius Pasteur
Definition
– father of bacteriology
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DOrothy Hodgkin
Definition
– studied the structure of penicillin and Vitamin B12
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Alexande Fleming
Definition
– discovered the penicillin.
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Jonas salk
Definition
– discovered the polio-vaccine injectible.
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Paul Erick
Definition
– introduce the chemotheraphy.
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Plato
Definition
– Atlantis – the cradle of civilization
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anaximander
Definition
– first evolutionary theory – that man developed from fishes to fishes with action of mudlight.
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Hirophilus
Definition
– discovered the retina of the eye and optic nerve of the brain.
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Diogenes


Diogenes
Definition
first to give the anatomical description of man.
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Xenophanes
Definition
– wrote about marine fossils
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Hippocratis
Definition
– father of medicine.
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Louis Agassiz
Definition
(malacology, ichthyology)
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Leonardo da vinci
Definition
– give definition of fossil.
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Konrad gesner
Definition
– frenchman who illustrated the first workbook in zoology.
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gullaume rondelet
Definition
– comparative anatomy of fishes.
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Pierre belon
Definition
– divided the fishes into bony and cartilaginous one.
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Diane fossey
Definition
(primatology)
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WIlliam Kirby
Definition
(father of entomology)
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Carolus Linnaeus
Definition
(father of systematics)
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Ernts Mayr
Definition
influential evolutionary biologist, one of the founders of the "modern synthesis" of evolutionary theory in the 1940s.)
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E.O. Wilson
Definition
founder of sociobiology)
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Fallopio
Definition
– reproductive system
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Paracelsus
Definition
pathology
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Columbus
Definition
– hearing sense.
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Cesalpino
Definition
– circulatory system
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Bartholin
Definition
– lymphatic system
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Wharton
Definition
– Glands in the body
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Marcelo Malpighi
Definition
– father of Histology
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Jan Swammerdam
Definition
– father of entomology
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RUdolphi
Definition
– father of modern parasitology
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Karl enst von Baer
Definition
- germ layer – father of Embryology
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Leydig
Definition
– Tissue formation
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Pukinje
Definition
– discovered the purkinje fiber in the cerebellum of the brain.
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August Weismann
Definition
Chromosomes
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Thomas Morgan
Definition
– breeding experiment of the fruit fly
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Arthur komkerg
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– synthesis of DNA
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TAxonomy
Definition
– classification of organism.
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Genetics
Definition
heredity
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Evolution
Definition
– origin of the organism.
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Microbiology
Definition
microorganism
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Biochemistry
Definition
– chemistry of living organism.
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Entomology
Definition
– insects
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ichthyology
Definition
fishes
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ornithology
Definition
birds
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herpetolgy
Definition
- Study of reptiles and amphibians
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mammalogy
Definition
mammals
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anthropology
Definition
– study of man
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conchology
Definition
shells
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parasitology
Definition
parasites
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parasitology
Definition
– worms/parasites
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malacology
Definition
mollusks
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arachnology
Definition
Study of spiders
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protozoology
Definition
Study of one-celled animals
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nutrition
Definition
– science of food conversion
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ethology
Definition
– Animal behavior
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morphology
Definition
– study of forms and structure of organism
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anatomy
Definition
- study of the parts of the organism
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physiology
Definition
– study of functions of the parts.
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cytology
Definition
cell
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histology
Definition
tissues
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myology
Definition
study of muscles
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embryology
Definition
– growth and development of new organism.
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ecology
Definition
– study of organism and their environment.
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paleontology
Definition
study of fossils
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zoogeography
Definition
– animal distribution
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endocrinology
Definition
– hormonal actions
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cryptozoology
Definition
- study of unknown & unclassified species
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virology
Definition
= Study of virus
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cindology
Definition
= Study of coelenterates.
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euthenics
Definition
Study of improvement of human race through laws of heredity
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karyology
Definition
= Study of nucleus.
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epidemiology
Definition
=Study of epidemic diseases.
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immunology
Definition
=Study of defense and resistance against any diseases.
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enzymology
Definition
= Study of enzymes.
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hematology
Definition
=Study of blood.
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cardiology
Definition
=Study of heart.
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oesteology
Definition
=Study of bones.
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endocrinology
Definition
=study of endocrine glands and hormones.
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acarology
Definition
a division of zoology that studies mites and ticks
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carcinology
Definition
the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans
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cetology
Definition
the study of whales
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coadunation
Definition
the state or condition of being united by growth.
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coccidology
Definition
the branch of zoology that studies scales, mealy bugs, and other members of the family
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crustaeceology
Definition
the branch of zoology that studies crustaceans.
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cynology
Definition
the branch of zoology that studies the dog, especially its natural history.
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echinology
Definition
the branch of zoology that studies echinoderms.
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epimorphosis
Definition
development of an organism or form of animal life in which body segmentation is complete before hatching.
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lepidoterology
Definition
the branch of entomology that studies butterflies.
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zoonomy
Definition
the laws of animal life or the animal kingdom.
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zoopathology
Definition
the study or science of the diseases of animals; animal pathology
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zoophysiology
Definition
the physiology of animals, as distinct from that of humans.
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zootaxonomy
Definition
zoological classification; the scientific classification of animals.
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centrifuges
Definition
– used to separate the parts of cell by spinning it around the solution.
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microdissection apparatus
Definition
used to control movement of instrument to work on minute orgaisms
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microscopes
Definition
produced greatly magnified images
Term
1) Chemical Uniqueness
2) Complexity and Hierarchical Organization
3) Reproduction
4) Possession of a Genetic Program
5) Metabolism
6) Growth / Development
7) Environmental Interaction
Definition
Properties of Living Systems
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lipids
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
proteins
Definition
4 macromolecules
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Emergent characteristics
Definition
These are unique characteristics that appear at a given level of organization
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sexual
asexual
Definition
Types of reproduction
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Heredity
Definition
Faithful transmission of traits
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Metamorphosis
Definition
The transformation that take place in post-embryonic stages
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Growth/development
Definition
Changes that take place during the life of an organism
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ecology
Definition
Study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Term
. MADE UP OF PROTOPLASM – THEN TO CELL
2. THE SAME METABOLIC PROCESSES.
Definition
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIMALS
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1) Perpetual Change
2) Common Descent
3) Multiplication of Species
4) Gradualism
5) Natural Selection
Definition
Darwin's 5 major theories of evolution (the origin of species)
Term
1.Organized
Protoplasm
2.Cellular
Organization
Constant
Energy
Requirements
4. Ability to
grow
5. Definite
Size & Form
6.Ability
to
Reproduce
7.Definite
Life span
8. Response
to stimuli
9. Adaptation
to
Changes
10. Ability
to Move
Definition
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE
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speciation
Definition
the process of new species are produced by the splitting and transformation of older ones
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