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whats biology

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the study of life

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whats the steps of the scientific method.

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Ask a question and observe, form a hypophysis, set up a controlled experiment, record and analyze data, draw conclusions

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Explain each step of the scientific method.

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hypophysis in a statement based on observation
The experiment is a way to test your hypothesis
collect and analyze data throughout the experiment
Draw a conclusion based on data and the analyzes

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the difference between hypotheses and theories

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Hypnosis can be disproved by one experiment
Theories can be revised/ replaced but takes several experiments to replace/revise

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Explain the difference between the control and experimental group.

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A control experiment is the same all across the board except for one thing. An experimental group just follows the same thing all across.

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Whats Redi’s experiment

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Redi used two jars of meat to try and prove spontaneous generation false. He put a piece of meat in both jars but covered one in gauze so flies couldn’t get in. A few days later there were maggots on one meat and not on the cover meat.

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Whats Spallanzani’s experiment.

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Spallanzanis’s experiment was to boil the gravy super hot to kill the bacteria and microrganisms. After that was done he sealed one closed and left the other open for a while. When he came back the sealed one was free from living matter but not the unseale

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Whats spontaneous generation

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Spontaneous generation is when things just show up out of know where.

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the difference between inference and observation.

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Observation is when you use your senses to observe. An inference is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience.

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Who is the scientist that disproved spontaneous generation, and
what was his experiment?

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Louis Pasteur is the guy who disproved it and he did that buy making a specific flask and following Spallzaniis expermint. He left the bottles for a year and after a year when no living things where in the one flask he broke it open and with in days they were tons

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Explain the difference between the manipulated variable and
responding variable in an experiment.

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the variable that is deliberately changed is called the
manipulated variable/ independent variable
The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable is called the
responding variable/dependent variable

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