Exam 1: Experimental Design Flashcards

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What are the five characteristics of life?

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  1. Cells and organization
  2. Reproduction/replication
  3. Information
  4. Energy use and metabolism
  5. Evolution
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How many steps does the scientific method have?

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5

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What are the steps of the scientific method?

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  1. Question/observation
  2. Testable hypothesis
  3. Experiment
  4. Data
  5. Accept/reject hypothesis
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What is a hypothesis?

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Prediction that can be shown to be correct or incorrect

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Why is a hypothesis never really proven?

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You may not have found the true explanation for a phenomenon

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What is a theory?

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Broad explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is substantiated by a large body of evidence

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Is a theory ever proven true?

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No

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What are the two approaches to understanding biology?

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  1. discovery-based science
  2. hypothesis testing
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What is the goal of discovery-based science?

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To gather information

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What does discovery-based science lead to if successful?

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Hypothesis testing

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What are the two components of theories?

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Pattern and Process

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What is pattern?

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Something that happens in the natural world

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What is process?

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Responsible for creating pattern

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What are the two types of controls?

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Positive and negative

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What is a negative control?

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One without the expected outcome

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What is a positive control?

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One with the expected outcome