Upon completion of the lesson activities the student will be able to:

1. state the major steps of the scientific method and apply these to real situations.
2. explain the difference between a theory and a law.
3. explain the difference between and identify a control and a variable in an experiment.
4. explain what is meant by a placebo.
5. define the term biology.
6. define the life activities nutrition, transport, locomotion, respiration, synthesis,
    regulation, growth, reproduction, growth, and excretion.
7. explain the difference between ingestion and digestion.
8. define the terms homeostasis and metabolism.
9. define the term adaptation.