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Define the important life process of the body? |
nutrition, reproduction, growth, homeostasis, responsiveness, evolution |
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levels of structural organization? |
molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere |
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what is homeostasis? What is the importance? |
homeostasis is the relatively constant and self correcting internal environment of a living organism. Homeostasis is important because it allows our body temperature to remain constant even in extreme weather conditions by reacting accordingly. |
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what domains and kingdoms classify living things? |
eukarya, plants and animals |
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can you name (in order) the hierarchy of living things? |
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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what domain, kingdom, genus and species is modern man? |
domain: eukaryotes, kingdom: animals, genus: homo, species: sapiens |
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what makes you a mammal? a human? |
hair and feeding babies through mammary glands. human: bipedalism, opposable thumbs, large brain for body size, complex language |
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what are the steps in the scientific method? |
observations, question, hypothesis, prediction, test: experiment or additional observation. if test does not support hypothesis, revise it or pose a new one. if test does support hypothesis, make additional predictions and test them |
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are you more likely to prove or disprove a hypothesis? |
disprove |
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how do scientists do research? what is the importance or peer evaluation? what does 'double blind' mean? what is the difference between data and conclusion? |
double-blind: when neither the researchers not the study participants know which people are receiving the treatment or which are receiving the place bo. |
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what is critical thinking? |
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