Bio cp1 Flashcards
1
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What are characteristic of all living things
A
- living things are made up of units called cells
- living things reproduce
- living things are based on a universal genetic code
- living things grow and develop
- living things obtain and use materials and energy
- living things respond to their environment
- living things maintain a stable internal environment
- taken as a group, living things change over time
2
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What are the steps of scientific method? How to conduct each step
A
Question Do Background Research Construct a Hypothesis Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion Communicate Your Results
3
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What is a theory
A
Well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observation
4
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What is a controlled experiment
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A test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same
5
Q
How did Redi conduct his experiment? What did Redi’s experiment test
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Used meat, jars, and flys
His experiment was testing to see if flys produce maggots
6
Q
What is the goal of science
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To investigate and understand the natural world, to explain events in the natural world, and use those explanations to make useful predictions
