Terms
True/False: Scientific ideas are open to testing, discussion and revision.
True
Give me one example of a hypothesis?
Results may vary
What is evolution?
Change over time
What is one example of a scientific law?
Conservation of mass
Universal Gravitation
Newtons laws of motion
Etc.
What is biology?
The study of life.
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is 1 thing that makes a good experiment?
Testing only one variable
Multiple trials
Repeatability
Eliminates bias
Homeostasis
What is qualitative data?
Deals with descriptions and characterists
What is quantitative data?
Numbers obtained by counting or measuring
What is a control group?
Group that is your comparission group to your experiment group. Used to see how successful your experiment.
What is a variable?
Factors being tested in an experiment.
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
Sexual = 2 parents (2 sets of genetic information)
Asexual = 1 parent (complete copy of orginal individual)
What is an example of homeostatic mechanism?
What are 4 branches within the field of biology?
Results may vary.
What is bias?
Prejudice toward a results
What is the difference between independent and dependent variables?
Independent - Manipulated
Dependent - Responding
What is the structural organization for the human body?
(hint - we start with cell and end with organism)
Cells - Tissues - Organs - Organ systems - Organisms
What is a theory?
Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses.
What are some fields where science have been advance?
genetics
biotechnology
medical technology
What is a scientific law?
Something that is a proven fact which occurs every time in nature
What are the steps to the scientific method? Hint: DROHEOCC
Determine the problem
Research
Observation
Hypothesis
Experiment
Organize and analyze
Conclude
Communicate
What are 5 of the characteristics of life?
Answers may vary
What are the 3 goals of science?
Provide explanations for natural events
Understand patterns in nature
Make predictions about natural events
What is the term 'metabolism' mean?
All chemical reactions which occurs in the body.