Chapter 1 Introduction to Biology and Laboratory Rules

CHAPTER 1
Cikgu Dorothy Solomi Anak Kanyan

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

SUCCESS CRITERIA

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1.1 Fields and Careers in Biology

BIOLOGY – Greek word Allows us to understand

the structure and

BIOS meaning life functions of organisms,

LOGOS meaning study relationship and

interactions between

organisms with their

environment

Fields in Biology

Contribution of Biology in everyday
life

What would
I be?

Careers in Biology



LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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1.2 Safety and Rules in Biology
Laboratory

EQUIPMENT IN THE LABORATORY



PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Goggles Face mask

Laboratory gloves Lab shoes Lab coat



Methods for managing biological
waste

Methods for managing biological
waste



Accidents in the laboratory

Fire. It's all fun and Cuts and Scrapes.
games until Contamination.
Inhalation.
someone ignores Spills and Breaks
the Bunsen burner!

Heat Burns. Handling
hot items hastily
without the proper
tools can result in
serious burns.

Chemical Burns.
Protective gloves are

essential when
handling chemicals.

STEPS TO HANDLE GENERAL CHEMICAL SPILLS
1. Inform your teacher.
2. Declare the spill area as restricted zone.
3. Prevent the chemical spill from spreading using sand.
4. Scoop up the chemical spill using appropriate equipment.
5. Dispose it safely.

STEPS TO HANDLE MERCURY SPILLS
1. Inform your teacher.
2. Declare the spill area as a restricted zone.
3. Sprinkle sulphur to cover the mercury spills
4. Call the fire and rescue department.













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1.3 Communicating in Biology

TABLES

Manipulated variable Responding variable

LINE GRAPH

BAR CHART

HISTOGRAM

CHARACTERISTIC OF BIOLOGICAL DRAWINGS

 Large and accurate
 Not shaded artistically
 Lines drawn must be clear, clean

and continuous
 Do not use ruler to draw a

specimen
 Drawing must be labelled.
 Label lines pointed correctly to

the structure, no arrowheads,
straight and not cross each other
 Drawings must have titles.

PLAN DRAWING DETAILED DRAWING
A line drawing that shows Shows the cells in a structure
the outline of a structure