Biology exam 1

Question 1

___________ is the science of life

Answer 1

Biology

Question 2

_________ is the study of living things, both phyical and chemical activities and how they interact with the enviroment

Answer 2

Biology

Question 3

__ is a system that investigates the natural world using the scientific method

Answer 3

modern science

Question 4

What are the limitations/assumptions of science?

Answer 4

events must be measureable/repeating pattern
results must be valid
conclusions must have accurate predictions
conclusions must be falsifiable
conclusions constantly change

Question 5

reliable=

Answer 5

consistant

Question 6

valid=

Answer 6

meaningful

Question 7

________ gives discription of a number and a unit

Answer 7

quantitaive measurement

Question 8

_____ gives a discription with words or pictures, much more detailed

Answer 8

qualitative measurement

Question 9

__________ of study have different assumptions and different ways of testing assumptions.

Answer 9

nonscientefic methods

Question 10

_________ using general principals to make predictions

Answer 10

deductive reasoning

Question 11

___________ uses specific observations to make a conclusion

Answer 11

inductive reasoning