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Biological Hierarchy and the Scientific Method Flashcards

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the study of life, including the anatomy, physiology, and development of living organisms

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Biology

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a method of dividing and organizing living things based on emergent properties

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Biological Hierarchy

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What are the 13 Hierarchical Levels of Organization in Biology from smallest to largest?

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  1. Atom
  2. Molecule
  3. Cell Organelles
  4. Cell
  5. Tissue
  6. Organ
  7. Organ System
  8. Organism
  9. Population
  10. Biocenoses - aka communities
  11. Ecosystem
  12. Biome
  13. Biosphere
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properties observed that aren’t present in the preceding level of the hierarchy and are caused by increasing complexity

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Emergent Properties

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created when a population interacts with other populations and plants

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Ecosystem

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The study of interactions of each part of the environment with the others as well as how a change in one part affects another

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Systems Biology

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the fundamental unit of any organism

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Cells

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consisting of only one cell

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Unicellular

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consisting of many cells

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Multicellular

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What are the 5 characteristics of living things?

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  1. Cellular Composition
  2. Reproduction
  3. Response and Adaptation
  4. Metabolism
  5. Evolution
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What are the 2 types of reproduction?

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  1. Asexual
  2. Sexual Reproduction
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Reproduction that only requires one parent

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Asexual Reproduction

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Reproduction that requires two parents

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Sexual Reproduction

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the stability of an organisms internal conditions

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Homeostasis

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the processing of food in order to create the energy used to drive the chemical reactions required to maintain life

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Metabolism

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What is the key part of homeostasis?

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Maintaining the chemical reactions that the organism undergoes daily

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random changes within DNA

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Mutation

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a systematic method of research that includes specific steps to test a hypothesis and solve a problem

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Scientific Method

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What are the 6 steps of the Scientific Method?

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  1. Making Observations
  2. Asking Questions
  3. Formulating Hypotheses
  4. Developing Testable Predictions
  5. Designing an Experiment and Collecting Data
  6. Analyzing Data and Drawing Conclusions
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something that describes a phenomenon

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Observation

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statement that uses previous experience or understanding

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Inference

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Give an example that demonstrates the difference between an Observation and an Inference?

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Observation - “the moon is red”

Inference - “the moon is red because it’s hot” > understanding that red objects are hot

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a factor, condition, or relationship that can be changed in an experiment and can influence the outcome of an experiment

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Variable

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a group that continues under existing conditions

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Control Group

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a group exposed to something that’s being tested in the experiment

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Experimental Group

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the factors or conditions in the experiment that don’t change between the control and experimental groups

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Controlled Variables

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a variable that is purposely changed in an experiment

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Independent (Manipulated) Variable

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How many independent variables do you change at a time in an experiment?

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One

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Which axis is the independent variable vs the dependent variable on in graphs?

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Independent = X-axis
Dependent = Y-axis

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the result of the change in the experimental group due to the manipulated variable

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Dependent (Responding) Variable

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a proposed explanation for a phenomenon or problem being studied

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Hypothesis

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What are the 2 types of hypotheses?

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  1. Null Hypothesis
  2. Alternative Hypotheses
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How is the Hypothesis written vs how is a Prediction written?

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Hypothesis - written as a declarative sentence

Prediction - written as an if/then statement

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What are the 2 methods of reasoning?

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  1. Deductive Reasoning
  2. Inductive Reasoning
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examines the big picture data (very general observations) and predicts a very specific answer

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Deductive Reasoning

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takes a very specific observation and draws broader conclusions from it

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Inductive Reasoning

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observations that are made or measured using numbers

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Quantitative Data

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describes, approximates, and characterizes observations in (often) non-numerical ways

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Qualitative Data

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the papers and journals that contain published experimental results

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Scientific Journals (Primary Literature)

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the process of subjecting experiments and their results and conclusions to scrutiny by other scientists in the same field of study

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Peer Review

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What is a key component of reliable, high-quality science?

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Repeatedly achieving the same results

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the interpretation, simplification, and presented conclusions by science writers that is used to make science accessible to the general public

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Secondary Literature

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sources that are a distillation of information and are a good place to find general information about a topic

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Tertiary Literature

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What are 5 other places where scientific info is communicated?

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  1. Textbooks
  2. Internet
  3. Videos
  4. Blogs
  5. Podcasts
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a thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena and is the foundation of scientific knowledge

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Scientific Theory

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a socially learned behavior

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Culture

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copying behaviors observed in others or acquiring behaviors through being taught be others

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Social Learning

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Why do scientists share their findings?

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So other researchers can:
1. expand
2. build upon
3. build support for
their discoveries

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Can theories be proven over time?

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NO - common misconception is that “true” theories mature into facts

49
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describe how elements of nature will behave under certain specific conditions

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Scientific Laws

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What is an example of a scientific law vs a scientific theory?

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Scientific Law - The First Law of Thermodynamics

Scientific Theory - Dual Inheritance Thoery

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