Biology Chapter 1 Flashcards
Protist
Single celled eukaryote
Biology?
The study of life
Natural phenomena
Any event that is observable (mating glass frogs) (aurora borealis)
Domains
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Kingdoms
Bacteria Protists Fungi Animals Plants Archaea
Socrates
470 Bc Socratic method of inquiry (scientific method)
Plato
427 Bc founder of first institution of higher learning. (Academy in Athens)
Deductive reasoning
Drawing a single conclusion about an unknown phenomenon based on info already known
Hypothesis?
Prediction or educated guess that explains the phenomena. An educated guess. Includes testable scenarios. Null hypothesis.
Conclusion?
Having tested all possible, hypothesis only remains (ie fail to disprove)
Experimentation
Variables
Reproducible
Quantifiable
Explicable
Reproducible
Can be repeated
Quantifiable
Differences are measurable
Explicable
Does the result reflect a logical conclusion based on previous knowledge
Question or problem
Addresses an unexplained phenomenon
Hypothesis testing
Disproved or failed to disprove
Alternate hypothesis
Your prediction Ha
Null hypothesis
Used in statistical testing Ho
Theory
Explanation or conclusion that is supported after repeated testing