Tease Page |1 Brian W Tease Professor Ryan C Barney BIOL-1090 Biology Paper

Before taking this class I knew very little about biology or the study of biology. The studies of health sciences and biology were very limited when I went to high school. We were taught the basics of the human anatomy. I learned about the body's main organs, and where they are located, as well as some of the basic functions of the organs. We were taught about the basic muscles structure of the human body the correlation they have with the body bone structure. It wasn't until I took this class that I learned about the complexity of biology and the body. I find this to be extremely interesting, so I am writing my paper on the basic study of biology and the basic concepts of biology, and some of the scientists who contributed to this field. Biology is the study of all aspects of life, from the smallest unit of DNA in a cells nucleus to the massive algal blooms on the oceans surface. Scientists who study biology are called biologists. Since biology is a science, biologists use the scientific method, a specific set of steps designed to test answers to a problem, when they do their experiments. Biology is a very broad science; some scientists claim that there are over fifty branches of biology but there are five principles that unify all fields of modern biology. 1. Cells are the smallest unit of life: Microbiologists study cells and other forms of life that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was a biologist who improved the microscope, and enabled people to be able to see bacteria for the first time.

Tease Page |2 2. Units of heredity called genes are how traits are passed from generation to generation. James Watson and Francis Cricks discovery of the double helical structure of DNA in 1953 clarified our understanding of how and why we look like our parents. 3. Living things change over time, or evolve. The most famous evolutionary biologist, Charles Darwin, coined the phrase survival of the fittest, and created a terrific controversy on the ancestry of humans. 4. In order for an organism to survive, it must regulate its body to keep its internal state constant. First named by Claude Bernard, this principle, called homeostasis, is one of the most important concepts in medicine. 5. (Finally,) all living things require energy to survive. Whether its a tiny ant or a huge sequoia tree, it needs energy to grow and reproduce. In conclusion Its a biologists job to discover how things around us work, how they interact with one another, and how they evolved. They may study the evolution, natural history, and conservation of plants and animals; investigate the interactions of living organisms with light, the environment, or each other; you have careers and pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical research. There were increases our understanding about the natural world in which we live and helps us to address issues of personal well-being and worldwide concern, such as environmental degradation, threats to human health, and maintaining valuable and abundant food supplies. I believe the field of biology and research that accompanies it is extremely vital to the future of mankind and the world around us.