Language and Application
The prefix "bios" means this, which is our main topic of the year.
What is life?
Artistic or innovative scientific studies should be handled by scientists with this "outside the box" attitude.
What is creativity?
The variable a researcher manipulates and tests in any scientific study is this variable.
What is the independent variable?
List one way to prevent data errors in biology.
What is use a larger sample size, eliminate bias, etc.?
The testable set of explanations and processes used to understand a variety of scientific phenomena is the detailed way to define this term.
What is science?
The suffix "-logy" refers to this, which usually requires careful time and thought.
What is study or study of something?
Asking questions about a scientific study is a trademark of this scientific attitude.
What is curiosity?
The variable that is counted or measured in any scientific study is termed this.
What is the dependent variable?
Describe one reason why safety is important in a biology lab.
Answers will vary.
What is quantitative data?
How humans repair or treat genetic disorders to treat disease is this "tech-savvy" way of using biological knowledge.
What is biotechnology?
Mr. Rodgers doubts the effectiveness and style of any tennis shoe other than Nike. These doubts are characteristic of which scientific attitude?
What is skepticism?
Mary wants to see if practicing an extra hour per week improves the dancing skills of a cheerleading squad. What is the independent variable in this study?
What is the extra time for practicing?
List one of the three goals of science.
What is to explain events in the natural world?
What is to understand patterns in nature?
What is to predict natural events?
Drawing a conclusion based on experience or prior knowledge is making this, which is stronger than just making a hypothesis.
What is an inference?
Identifying every human gene using computers is essential to this field(s) of biology.
What is genomics and molecular biology?
Rita, a Southern Baptist, wants to see if Buddhist monks prefer listening to classical music or rock and roll music. While visiting the Buddhist monasteries, Rita should display which scientific attitude before jumping to any conclusions?
What is open-mindedness?
Kally wants to see if taking a chewable vitamin every morning lowers her number of headaches over the course of a month. What is the dependent variable in this study?
What is the number of headaches?
List 3 of the characteristics of life.
Answers will vary. (8 options possible)
Using mathematical language to understand biological data requires this type of thinking. Calculate away.
What is computational thinking?
Evaluating human influence on atmosphere and climate is a concern of this field of biological study.
What is global ecology?
Dr. Adams wants to see if a new sunscreen prevents sunburn in teenagers. He decides to test 500 males between the ages of 13-18. Which scientific attitude might "scorch" this study?
What is bias?
Create a sample scenario that includes a description of an independent variable and a dependent variable. Describe the scenario to the class.
Answers will vary.
List the 5 steps of the scientific method in order.
What is observe and question, form a hypothesis, perform a controlled experiment, analyze results, and draw a conclusion?
Weather maps and globes are both types of these that can be used to understand the scientific world more efficiently.
What are models?