Life Science
What is life science?
The study of living things
What is the difference between a variable and a constant?
Constants are what you keep the same in an experiment and variables are what you change.
You repeatedly call Miss Gray's dogs Buttercup, Choppy, and Pikachu. Are you accurate, precise, both, or neither.
Both
You should know how to identify the parts of an experiment for this test. T/F
True- Meaning know how to answer the "Once upon a time paragraphs"
Participants can _________________ to take part in experiments and must be _________________ of the risks and benefits
refuse; informed
What is science?
“the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations”
Give an example of a control
Options
Why is it important to have many trials?
So you limit the chance of your results happening because of a fluke
We are called to be good ____________________ of creation
Stewards
What is the relationship between faith and reason?
They work together to help us understand God, ourselves, truth, and the world
What is a question a life scientist might want to answer?
Anything that includes a question about some sort of organism
What is the difference between quantitative data and qualitative data?
Quantitative deals with number and qualitative deals with words/descriptions
Why is it important to have many constants and only 1 independent variable?
So you know what is causing your results.
What protocol do scientists use to find out answers to their questions?
The scientific method
Why must we treat animals kindly?
What is the job of a scientist?
To ask questions about the natural world and create experiments to figure out the answers.
Give an example of a good hypothesis
Must have the words: If, then . . . because and use no personal pronouns
What is the difference between a theory and a law?
A law describes something in nature that always occurs and a theory describes why we think something happens based on many experiments and observations.
You wanted to see which brand of food Miss Gray's dogs liked the best. In order to do this experiment you made sure that the amount of water they got, their environment, and the amount of sleep they got stayed the same. You tested this 5 times.
What are some constants and how many trials are there?
Constants: Amount of Water, the environment, amount of sleep.
Trials: 5
Describe 1 way you can be a good steward
Options-not littering, treating animals in an experiment without causing unnecessary suffering
List the steps of the scientific method in order
Observation, questions, hypothesis, test, analyze results, make conclusions, share results
What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable?
An independent variable is what you change in an experiment and a dependent variable is what you measure.
Once upon a time you wanted to know which food Miss Gray's dogs liked the best. Therefore, you gave them 3 brands of food (1 brand being their normal brand) and timed how long it took them to eat it.
What is the: independent variable, dependent variable, control, and what type of data is it?
Independent Variable: type of food
Dependent Variable: Time
Control: "Normal" brand
Data: Quantitative
What is one question you think you should know for this test and provide its answer.
Options
List 3 things you can use animals for
Experiments/medical experiments to help human kind and within proper limits, food, clothing, work, leisure, domestication