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What is science? |
A body of knowledge based on observation, description, experimentation, and explanation of natural phenomena. |
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What is biology? |
The study of living things. |
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What is the order of the scientific method? |
1. Observation - Make observations. 2. Hypothesis - Formulate a hypothesis. 3. Prediction - Devise a testable prediction. 4. Experiment - Conduct a critical experiment. 5. Conclusion - Draw conclusions and make revisions. |
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What are the two most important aspects of a scientific experiment? |
Relevance and Reproducibility. |
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What is an observation? |
Deciphering patterns or cause-and-effect relationships. |
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What is a hypothesis? |
A proposed explanation for an observed phenomenon. |
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What is a null hypothesis? |
A hypothesis that proposes a lack of relationship between two factors. |
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Can you ever prove anything in science? |
No. |
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What is a prediction? |
The act of making an educated guess as to the outcome of the situation. |
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What are blind and double-blind experiments? |
Blind - When the subjects do not know what treatment (if any) they are receiving. Double-Blind - An experimental design in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know what treatment (if any) individual subjects are receiving. |
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What is a theory, and how is it different from a single experiment? |
An explanatory hypothesis for a natural phenomenon that is exceptionally well supported by empirical data. It's different than a single experiment because it is unlikely to be altered by new evidence. |
