Etege Menen Girl’s Boarding Secondary School

UNIT 1
THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
 1.1 The methods of science
 1.1.1 What is the science of biology?
 1.1.2 Scientific methods
 1.1.3 Scientific experiments
 1.1.4 Accuracy, reliability and validity in scientific experiment
 1.1.5 Report writing on scientific experiments
 1.2 The tools of a biologist
 1.2.1 Tools biologists use in the laboratory
 1.2.2. Tools of biologists use in the field
 1.3 The relevance and promise of biological science
 1.4 Biology and HIV /AIDS
UNIT ONE
THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
1.1 The methods of science
1.1.1 What is the science of biology?
Biology is the science of life and living organisms.
Biology deals structure, function, growth,
evolution and distribution of organisms
An organism is a living things made from one cell
or many cells.
Unicellular organisms; made up of one cells
E.g. Amoeba, bacteria
Multicellular organisms; made of many cells
including animals, plants and fungi