Chapter 1: What is Science?

Terms

100

True/False: Scientific ideas are open to testing, discussion and revision.

True

200

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

300

What is a control group?

Group that is your comparission group to your experiment group. Used to see how successful your experiment.

400

What is bias?

Prejudice toward a results

500

What is a scientific law?

Something that is a proven fact which occurs every time in nature

Scientific Method

100

Give me one example of a hypothesis?

Results may vary

200

What is 1 thing that makes a good experiment?

Testing only one variable

Multiple trials

Repeatability

Eliminates bias

300

What is a variable?

Factors being tested in an experiment.

400

What is the difference between independent and dependent variables?

Independent - Manipulated

Dependent - Responding

500

What are the steps to the scientific method? Hint: DROHEOCC

Determine the problem

Research

Observation

Hypothesis

Experiment

Organize and analyze

Conclude 

Communicate

Characteristics of Life

100

What is evolution?

Change over time

200

What term do we use to refer to maintaining a stable internal environment?

Homeostasis

300

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)

400

What is the structural organization for the human body?

(hint - we start with cell and end with organism)

Cells - Tissues - Organs - Organ systems - Organisms

500

What are 5 of the characteristics of life?

Answers may vary

Science

100

What is one example of a scientific law?

Conservation of mass

Universal Gravitation

Newtons laws of motion

Etc.

200

What is qualitative data?

Deals with descriptions and characterists

300

What is an example of homeostatic mechanism?

Sweating, shivering, pupil dialation, blood pressure regulation, etc.

400

What is a theory?

Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses.

500

What are the 3 goals of science?

Provide explanations for natural events

Understand patterns in nature

Make predictions about natural events

MISC

100

What is biology?

The study of life.

200

What is quantitative data?

Numbers obtained by counting or measuring

300

What are 4 branches within the field of biology?

Results may vary.

400

What are some fields where science have been advance?

genetics

biotechnology

medical technology

500

What is the term 'metabolism' mean?

All chemical reactions which occurs in the body.