CHAPTER 1Biology and You 5
Looking Ahead
Section 1
Themes of Biology
Characteristics of Living Organisms
Unifying Themes of BiologySection 2
Biology in Your World
Solving Real-World Problems
Fighting DiseaseSection 3
Scientific Processes
Observation: The Basis of Scientific Research
Stages of Scientific Investigations
Scientific Explanationshttp://www.scilinks.org
National Science Teachers Association sciLINKS Internet
resources are located throughout this chapter.Reading Activity
Before you read this chapter, write the word
biologyon your paper. Refer to a dictionary, and
write out the definition of the prefix bio–and the
suffix –logy.Think of names of other branches of
life science that include the suffix –logy,and
write them down. Use the Reading and Study
Skillsappendix at the back of this book to define
the prefixes in the words you thought of.
Just as this orphaned rabbit needs food and water to
live and grow, it also depends on oxygen from plants
to survive. Our knowledge of biology helps us under-
stand how all life on Earth is interconnected.
Biology
and You
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The Reading Activity that begins each chapter
will help you to comprehend more effectively what
you read. Study Tips in the margins will help you
to organize and review information. Word Origins
notes in the margins will help you understand how
scientific terms are constructed from common root
words and suffixes. Real Life margin notes link
the study of biology to real-world phenomena.