What is Science
What is the definition of Biology
The Study of life
What is a statement of what you believe will happen in an experiment?
hypothesis
What was Redi trying to do in his experiment?
Disprove spontaneous generation. Prove you have to have flies to get maggots
What do you call an organism made of only one cell?
unicellular
What do you call change over time?
evolution
Which type of data involves counting or measuring?
quantitative
What do you call the variable that is observed and that changes in response to other variables?
responding variable (dependent)
Which scientist tried to disprove Redi's work by boiling broth in a flask and having "animalcules" appear a few days later? He believed that spontaneous generation could occur.
Needham
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
Sexual has 2 parent (union of egg and sperm), asexual is only one parent.
Which branch of biology studies plants?
Botany
The goal of science is to investigate and understand what?
nature
The one that you are changing?
Which scientist finally disproved spontaneous generation with an s-shaped flask?
Pasteur
What is the difference between growth and development?
What do you call process of separating cell parts by using a blender and centrifuge?
cell fractionation
What do you call an organized way o fusing evidence to learn about the natural world?
science
A hypothesis is only good if it can be what?
tested
What was wrong with Spallanzani's experiment that made people believe spontaneous generation could occur?
He sealed the jars, keeping out air, which people at the time thought was a vital life force
What do you call all the chemical reactions that take place inside an organism?
metabolism
Give an example of a homeostatic mechanism in humans.
Maintaining body temperature by sweating or shivering. Maintain heart rate. Maintaining blood pressure.
What is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge?
an inference
What is purpose of a control group in an experiment?
So you have something to compare the experimental group to.
Why were the s-shaped flasks important to Pasteur's experiment?
They let air in but kept microorganisms out.
All living organisms have a universal code called what?
DNA
What is the difference between a SEM and a TEM?
SEM lets you see the surface of objects. TEM lets you see through thin slices of specimens so you can see inside.