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19 Cards in this Set
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what is science and how does it differ from other ways of knowing the natural world
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biology is the study of ?
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life
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is science important in society?
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life can be defined as?
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what is science
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• System for acquiring knowledge about natural phenomena based on natural explanations and methods
form a hypothesis, hyp9othesis must be testable, those tests must be repeatable and verifiable, results of tests both positive and negative must be organized |
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induction
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generalizations based on many observations - discovery based... discovering nature
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deduction
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reasoned explanations based on set of observations - hypothesis based... explain nature
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problem of induction
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generalizations about the properties of a class of objects based on observation and history "
– (for example, "All swans we have seen are white, and therefore all swans are white) |
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humes arguement
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Logicalproblem of induction & Psychological problem of induction
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falsification
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hypothesis must be designed so that a negative theory may be obtained
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theory
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"a scientifically acceptable general principle."
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Using what we have learned from life on Earth, what can we say about alien life?
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• While it would probably be vastly different from life on Earth, alien life would probably adhere to certain universal guidelines, as the widely varying life on Earth does.
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science as a process
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rigorous-a long and tenuous process
robust self-correcting |
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which of the following best describes the culture of science and how scientists work?
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A. Scientists attempt to prove their hypotheses
B. Scientists develop hypotheses based solely on their own observations. C. Scientists commonly verify the work done by other scientists by repeating their experiments. D. Scientists commonly make subjective conclusions in their work E. None of the above describes the scientific process. answer C |
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what is life
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order of organization
regulation growth and development utilize energy response to environment reproduction decent with modification |
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how are science and technology interdependent?
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Science helps to develop new technology, new technology helps advance
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what's this course about
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ultimate aim of biological organisms: the passage of genes
all organisms use dna molecules to transmit genetic information from parents to offspring |
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scales of biological information
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biosphere
ecosystem community population organism organ system organ tissue cell molecule atom |
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multiple anyibiotic resistance strains
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Any time bacteria are exposed to an antibiotic, they are under "selective pressure" that allows only resistant forms to survive and reproduce..... Repeated exposure... not a new thing
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