Name that characteristic
What is science?
Variables
Attitudes and Goals
Vocab
100
I run around the track and start sweating. What characteristic is associated with this response?
Homeostasis
100
What does biology mean?
The study of life
100
What is the independent variable and what axis is it graphed on?
Deliberately changed
X axis
100
List the four scientific attitudes
Skepticism, Creativity, Open mindedness, and Curiosity
100
To change over time (millions of years)
Evolve
200
A plant leans towards the sun.
Responding to Environmental Stimuli
200
Science is best described as what?
Using evidence to understand and explain
200
What is the dependent variable and what axis is it graphed on?
Changes in response to your independent variable
y-axis
200
A student sees a bee on a flower. The student wonders how the bee finds flowers. This student is displaying the scientific attitude of
Curiosity
200
The process of having a well-educated person review your work.
Peer review
300
A sea anemone splitting in half.
Reproduction
300
A well-tested explanation that explains multiple observations is
Theory
300
What is a controlled experiment?
When only one variable is changed at a time
300
The attitude of questioning and not believing without evidence.
Skepticism
300
An observation that can be measured or counted using numbers to prove a hypothesis is called ______________________________ data.
Quantitative
400
The bones in Tiktaalik being the same as a human arm.
Evolution.
400
Based on your observations, you make a strong statement that the presence of water will accelerate the growth of bread mold. What is this?
A hypothesis
400
What happens if more than one variable is changed in an experiment?
Then, you don't know which one caused the result.
400
A biologist reads about a study in a peer-reviewed journal where the results do notagree with her research. This scientist must remain ______________________ and think about how those results might affect her own work.
open minded
400
Do animals and plants tend to asexual or sexual reproduction?
Sexual
500
Energy
500
Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called
DATA
500
Mosquito repellent is sprayed on one arm and the other arm is not sprayed. The number of mosquito bites is counted after 2 hours. Identify the independent and dependent variable.
Independent: whether mosquito repellent is sprayed on your arm or not
Dependent: the # of bites you get by mosquitoes
500
What are the three goals of science?
Investigate, Understand, Explain
500
A personal preference/viewpoint is called what?
Bias!