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What is Biology? |
The study of life or living organisms |
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What does Biology mean? |
Bio - Life Logy - The study of |
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What is science? |
Knowing how to ask questions and getting answers about the natural world. |
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What is the ultimate goal for studying science? |
To understand the universe in relation to living things |
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What are three reasons for studying science? |
1. Increase Logical Skills (Logic) 2. Provide Skepticism (Skeptic) 3. To be literate in today's technological world (Literate) |
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What is the meaning of the term Organism? |
A living thing |
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Seven characteristics of living things |
1. Cells (C) 2. Respond to stimuli (S) 3. Homeostasis (H) 4. Acquire and use energy and materials (E) 5. Grow (G) 6. Reproduce using DNA (D) 7. Product of Evolution |
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What is the definition of Metabolism? |
The total of all chemical activities that go into organisms. |
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What are the four major themes in biology. |
1. Evolution 2. Conform to or follows the laws of chemistry or physics 3. Composed of one or more cells (Cell Theory) 4. DNA |
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Meaning of the Term Natural Selection |
It's the principle driving force for evolution |
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Three Assumptions or principles underlying scientific inquiry |
1. Caused naturally 2. Common perception 3. Uniformity in time and space |
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What is the Scientific Method? |
A technique scientists use to ask questions and get answers |
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Steps involved in the scientific method |
1. Observe the problem 2. Form a hypothesis 3. Perform Experiments to test the hypothesis 4. Form a conclusion 5. Report finding |
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Difference between hypothesis and theory |
Hypothesis - explains an observation Theory - Well supported hypothesis |
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Difference between falsifiable and unfalsifiable |
Falsifiable can be shown to be false Unfalsifiable cannot be disproven |
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Good Experimental design has what four characteristics?
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Control Group
Experimental Group Variable Repeatable |
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What is the control group? |
Group with all variables left untouched |
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What is the experimental group? |
Group with the altered variable |
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What is a variable? |
Factor that is changed in an experiment. |
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What is Repeatability? |
Experiment is repeatable and provide similar/same results |
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How is science a human endeavor? |
Because it can happen spontaneously or by accident. |
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Fleming's Discovery |
Discovered penasilin |
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Pasteur's Dictum (Saying) |
"Chance favors the prepared mind" |
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What is Pseudoscience? |
Fake science |
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What are the reasons for skepticism? |
If not testable. |
