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1: Introduction to Science Flashcards

Module 1, Lesson 1

1
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The study and practice of science is…

A

Research

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2
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Those who engage in research are called ____ or ____.

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Researchers; scientists

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3
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Science aims to understand the natural world using…

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Observation and reasoning

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4
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True or false:

Science is in a constant state of change.

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True

Science is always changing as new experiments are performed, new observations are made, and new evidence is discovered.

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5
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What are the two types of reasoning used in science?

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Deductive and inductive

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6
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____ reasoning uses general observations to make specific conclusions.

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Deductive

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7
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____ reasoning uses specific observations to make general predictions.

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Inductive

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8
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What are the two main forms of science?

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Descriptive and hypothesis-driven

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9
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____ science is simply making observations and describing the natural world.

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Descriptive

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10
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____ science is a systematic approach to understanding the world.

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Hypothesis-driven

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11
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Hypothesis-driven science is also called the…

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Scientific method

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12
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List the five main steps of the scientific method.

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  1. Observation
  2. Question
  3. Hypothesis
  4. Prediction
  5. Conclusion
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13
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Genomic sequencing and classifying animals in a habitat are examples of which kind of science?

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Descriptive

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14
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What was the observation in Louis Pasteur’s swan-necked flask experiment?

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Microbial life appears in a flask of nutrient broth over time

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15
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What was the question in Louis Pasteur’s swan-necked flask experiment?

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What is the source of the microbial life?

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16
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In Louis Pasteur’s experiment,

The germ hypothesis predicted that…

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Life would only appear in the flask that was exposed to air

17
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In Louis Pasteur’s experiment,

The spontaneous generation hypothesis predicted that…

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Life will appear in both the sealed and unsealed flasks.

18
Q

The variable being tested in an experiment is the…

A

Independent variable

19
Q

In the ____ group, the independent variable is changed.

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Test / experimental

20
Q

In the ____ group, the independent variable is not altered.

A

Control

21
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A properly designed experiment will test ____ variable(s) at a time.

A

One

22
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How did Louis Pasteur set up his experiment?

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He put nutrient broth in two flasks; sterilized them; and then sealed one, leaving the other exposed to air.

23
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What was the result of Pasteur’s experiment?

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Life only appeared in the unsealed flask. Therefore, the germ hypothesis is supported and the spontaneous generation hypothesis is rejected.

24
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A hypothesis…

(four items)

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  1. Is a possible explanation for an observation
  2. Must make a testable claim
  3. Is retained until disproved
  4. Can be supported, revised, or disproved
25
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Claims, beliefs, and practices that claim to be science yet cannot be tested are called…

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Pseudoscience

26
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Two characteristics of pseudoscience

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  1. Its claims often cannot be tested
  2. It does not use accepted scientific methods.
27
Q

Astrology and intelligent design are examples of…

A

Pseudoscience

28
Q

Breaking a complex process down into its component parts is called…

A

Reductionism

29
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____ focuses on how the components of a process work together.

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Systems biology

30
Q

Systems biology relies heavily on…

A

Computer modeling

31
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Systems biology allows us to predict…

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Emergent properties

32
Q

Ideally, science is…

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Objective

33
Q

List two methods science uses to be self-correcting.

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Peer review, reproducibility

34
Q

List the two main types of scientific research.

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Basic and applied

35
Q

In biology, basic research…

A

Studies how life functions

36
Q

In biology, applied research…

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Uses information to achieve a practical benefit or purpose

37
Q

A scientific theory is used to express…

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Ideas of which scientists are most certain.

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