The term biology is derived from the Greek word βίος‚ bios‚ "life" and the suffix -λογία‚ -logia‚ "study of."[4] The Latin form of the term first appeared in 1736 when Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) used biologi in his Bibliotheca botanica. It was used again in 1766 in a work entitled Philosophiae naturalis sive physicae: tomus III‚ continens geologian‚ biologian‚ phytologian generalis‚ by Michael Christoph Hanov‚ a disciple of Christian Wolff. The first German use‚ Biologie‚ was used in a 1771 translation
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HSC Biology 9.4 The Search for Better Health 9.4-6 You have been looking at the different types of diseases that affect the human body and the natural defence mechanisms that maintain health. In this last part of the module you will look at how increased understanding has led to the development of a wide range of strategies to prevent and control disease. In this part you will have the opportunity to: • discuss the role of quarantine in preventing the spread of disease and plants and animals
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Memory and Biology There are many events in a person’s life that leave an impression or may “change” a person’s perspective or path. From birth to death the mind is recording lessons and adding to the infinite storage space known as memory. Classical conditioning Lives are filled with many lessons; some of these are learned through classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and behavioral observation. A simple example of classical conditioning would
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GCSE Biology This blog will cover and explain the specification for Edexcel triple science course 2013 for biology. Hope it helps :) Monday‚ 20 May 2013 3.33 understand that the incidence of mutations can be increased by exposure to ionising radiation (for example gamma rays‚ X-rays and ultraviolet rays) and some chemical mutagens (for example chemicals in tobacco). There are things that make you more likely to have a mutated gene‚ these include: ionising radiation and chemical mutagens like
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Biology Revision summer 2012 1-Characteristics of living organisms Nutrition- taking in of nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions ‚ containing raw materials or energy for growth and tissue repair ‚ absorbing and assimilating them . Excretion- the removal from organisms of toxic material‚ the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess of requirement . Respiration- the chemical reactions that break down the Sensitivity- The ability to detect or sense changes in the
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Autism Autism can be described in many ways; it is an illness that can affect the communication‚ intelligence and socialization of an individual. According to the article The Immune System’s Role in the Biology of Autism by Paula Goines and Judy Van de Water states‚ “Neurodevelopmental diseases characterized by restricted interests‚ repetitive behaviors‚ and deficient language and social skills. While there are no concrete biological markers for the disorder‚ immune anomalies are frequently
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Sophie Harris Honors Biology Abstract #4 1/11/2016 Regenerative Biology Voss J. G.‚ Kump K. D.‚ Walker A. J.‚ Voss S. R. "Variation in Salamander Tail Regeneration Is Associated with Genetic Factors That Determine Tail Morphology." PLOS ONE. Ed. Henry H. Roehl. 3 July 2013. Available from http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0067274 Scientists Gareth J. Voss‚ D. Kevin Kump‚ John A. Walker‚ S. Randal Voss conducted a study in order to determine tail regenerative growth
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Chapter 01 A View of Life 1. Organisms belonging to the same _____ would be the most closely related. A. kingdom B. phylum C. family D. class E. order 2. A university biology department wishes to hire a scientist to work on the relationships among the wolves‚ moose‚ trees and physical features on an island. If you were charged with writing the job description‚ you should title the position A. population geneticist. B. molecular biologist. C. community ecologist. D. organismal physiologist
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Biology project Measuring Light Intensity Soil moisture and soil pH meters are also available - both are used by simply pushing the probe into the soil and reading themeter. Errors can be made when measuring abiotic factors when the soil moisture or pH meter probes are not cleaned between readings. As always the results can be made more reliable by taking many samples. Here are some examples: Daisies The more light available‚ the more daisy plants will be present.0 This is because daisies
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Biology- Change in pH Aim: To investigate the affect that change in pH levels has on a particular enzyme‚ in this case amylase. Hypothesis: In this investigation I expect as the pH reaches the optimum level‚ the rate of reaction will be fastest‚ compared to other pH levels. It is also suspected that after the enzyme has reached optimum level the enzyme activity will decrease. Through further study of the optimum level of amylase I found that the enzyme usually has an optima pH of 8. It is known
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