Chapter 1: Scientific Study Of Life

Question 0

Qualitative

Answer 0

Use 5 senses to observe

Question 1

How many groups are in experiments? Name them.

Answer 1

2

–Control group- Does Not receive the treatment

–Experimental Group- receives the treatment that’s being tested

Question 2

Independent Variable

Answer 2

Manipulated Variable changed on purpose…

May cause dependent variable to change

Question 3

Inferences

Answer 3

Act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence

Question 4

Observations

Answer 4

Act of reasoning of noticing or perceiving

Question 5

Experiments MUST use 3 things, name them.

Answer 5

1) large # of subjects
2) be repeated several times
3) be independently reproducible

Question 6

Applied Biology

Actually use

Answer 6

1) medicine
2) plant breeding
3) crop science

Question 7

How many scientific methods are there? Name them..

Answer 7

7

1) State Probability- What are u trying to find out?
2) Make Observations- Examine using 5 senses.
3) Gather Info- Find out ALL the info you can.
4) Hypothesis- What do you think will happen? “Educated guess”.
5) Experiment- Test the hypothesis, using experiment.
6) Record & Analyze- Look at info you gathered from the experiment.
7) Reach Conclusion- Did the data support the hypothesis.

Question 8

Organism

Answer 8

Living individual that makes up a cell

Question 9

Ouantitative

Answer 9

Using numbers to observe

Question 10

Biology

Answer 10

Scientific study of life

Question 11

Theoretical Biology

Really can’t prove

Answer 11

– environmental biology

–animal behavior

Question 12

Dependent Variable

Answer 12

Variable that CANNOT be changed unless the independent variable changes it

Question 13

What is Science?

Answer 13

Process used to solve problems & understand natural events..

–involves scientific method–

Question 14

DRY

MIX

Answer 14

D- dependent variable
R-Responding Variable
Y-Axis

M- Manipulate variable
I-Independent variable
X- Axis

Question 15

Control Process

Answer 15

Enables organisms to carry out metabolic reactions

Question 16

Coordination

Answer 16

Enzymes coordinate to metabolic reactions

Question 17

Regulation

Answer 17

Enzymes are regulated in order to maintain homeostasis

Question 18

Responsive Processes

Answer 18

Organisms react to changes in their environment

Question 19

Metabolic Processes

Answer 19

Organisms gain & store energy in the chemical bonds in the nutrients they take in

Question 20

Theory

Answer 20

An explanation for a natural phenomenon

Question 21

Generative Processes

Answer 21

Organisms grow by increasing the # of cells organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually

Question 22

What are the levels of Biological Organization?

Smallest to largest

Answer 22

• • Atom- All living things composed of
• • Molecules- Specific arrangements of atoms
• *Cell- simpliest unit shows characteristics of life (life starts)
• *Tissue- Many CELLS that perform a particular function
• *Organ- Many TISSUES that perform a particular function
• *Organ System- Many ORGANS that perform a particular function