solving a biological problem |chapter 2 (part 1)|class 9 biology| FBISE& RBISE
Science is the systemized knowledge derived from observations and experiments. These experiments are carried out to determine the principles about how nature operates. Scientists like chemists, biologists and physicists use the same scientific method to make and test new theories. In this chapter, we will study the steps of biological method. We will study malaria as an example to understand the steps in detail. 2.1 Biological Method Questions about living things have provided problems that man has investigated to aid his own survival and to satisfy his desire to know. The scientific method in which biological problems are solved, is termed as biological method . It comprises the steps a biologist adopts in order to solve a biological problem. Biological method has played an important part in scientific research for almost 500 years. From Galileo’s experiment (in the 1590s) to current research, the biological method has contributed to the advancements in medicine, ecology,