Biology Vocab 2.1.21

Biology Vocab 2.4.21

What is biology?

Biology is the science that studies living organisms and their vital processes.

Process means: a series of steps that achieve a result

proceso significa: una serie de pasos que logran un resultado

Humans have many vital processes

Vital means needed to stay alive

Multiple Choice

Which is a vital process of the human body?

• Writing

• Driving

• Breathing

• Speaking

To understand vital processes of the human body you must understand structures and functions of parts of the body.

estructrua y función

Multiple Choice

Structure means

• how something works

• what something looks like or is made of

• how something smells

Multiple Choice

Function means

• what something looks like

• how something works

• where something is located

A human body is like a machine

• it is a system of parts

• each part does a special job

• all of the parts work together

Just like a car, things can go wrong with the human boy

• disorders: abnormal conditions that cause problems

• syndrome: group of symptoms that indicate a disease

Multiple Select

Which words mean something is going wrong with the human body?

• function

• process

• disorder

• structure

• syndrome

To study biology, we need to use models

These fashion models are showing how the clothing looks and works. Scientific modeling is similar.

Models in Science

• a representation of an idea, an object or a process or a system

• used to describe and explain something that cannot be experienced directly. 

• can be a drawing/diagram or a math equation

Multiple Select

Why are models used in science?

• To describe or explain something

• To show something we cannot directly observe

• To walk the runway

Poll

Can you use the words process, structure, function, disorder, syndrome, and model?