Science
A framework for scientists to study the world
What is the scientific method
Color, texture
What is qualitative
An experiment is a test to see whether or not they hypothesis is _______.
What is true/correct
This branch of science is dedicated to the study of life
What is biology
Type of protection for your eyes
What are safety goggles/glasses
A proposed answer to a scientific question; it often follows the “If ____, then ____ because ______” format.
What is a hypothesis
Temperature, height
What is quantitative
Proposed by Aristotle, the idea that life could arise from nonliving matter
What is spontaneous generation
An organism that is made of only one cell is called _____
What is unicellular
These types of shoes should not be worn during a lab
What are sandals
The first step of the scientific method
What is observation
It was a difficult test.
What is qualitative
In Francesco Redi’s experiment, the jars, type of meat, and length of time were examples of this type of variable.
What is controlled
A single bacterium reproduces by dividing into two bacteria with identical genetic material as the parent, a form of this type of reproduction.
You should notify the instructor if this occurs
What is spill/break materials (many possible answers)
A broad explanation supported by observation/experiment for what will happen, but not why.
What is a law
Turn this into a quantitative statement: “There were many students in the room.”
What is "there were 30 students in the room" (many possible answers)
In Francesco Redi’s experiment, the gauze on one set of jars represented this type of variable.
What is independent/manipulated
Chemical reactions an organism performs to sustain life.
What is metabolism
What to use if a foreign substance gets into your eye
What is the emergency eye wash/sink
Believing that God created the universe and that man is fallen *before* starting our study of science are examples of this
What is are presuppositions
Turn this into a qualitative statement: “The textbooks weighed 20 lbs.”
What is "the textbooks are heavy" (many possible answers)
Scientist who demonstrated that all life must arise from life by boiling broth in a flask with a curved neck.
Who is Pasteur
Sweating when it's hot in order to maintain a constant body temperature is evidence of this process.
What is homeostasis
The proper way to smell a mixture or chemical
What is wafting