General Biology Study Guide: PROCESS OF LIFE

Question 1

SCIENCE

Answer 1

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD

Question 2

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Answer 2

A method of research that uses deductive reasoning.

Question 3

HYPOTHESIS

Answer 3

A SUGGESTED EXPLANATION FOR AN EVENT, WHICH CAN BE TESTED

Question 4

THEORY

Answer 4

AN OBSERVATION THAT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED AND CONFIRMED EXPLANATION FOR A SET OF OBSERVATIONS.

Question 5

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

Answer 5

THE VARIABLE THAT EFFECTS THE OTHER VARIABLE

Question 6

DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Answer 6

THE VARIABLE THAT GETS AFFECTED

Question 7

STANDARDIZED VARIABLE

Answer 7

THESE VARIABLE REMAIN THE SAME

Question 8

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP

Answer 8

THE GROUP THAT IS BEING TESTED FOR A REACTION TO CHANGE IN A VARIABLE IN AN EXPERIMENT.

Question 9

CONTROL GROUP

Answer 9

PART OF THE EXPERIMENT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE

Question 10

OBSERVATION

Answer 10

THE FIRST PART OF THE HYPOTHESIS

Question 11

INFERENCE

Answer 11

THE ACT OF PROCESS OF REACHING A CONCLUSION ABOUT SOMETHING FROM KNOWN FACTS OR EVIDENCE RELATED TO LIFE AND LIVING ORGANISMS

Question 12

FALSIFIABLE

Answer 12

CAN BE DISPROVEN BY EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS

Question 13

SPONTANEOUS GENERATION

Answer 13

WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE DEFGINED AS LIFE, THAT LIFE WOULD GENERATE OUT OF NOWHERE AND TODAY WE KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. WE KNOW THAT ALL LIFE COMES FROM LIFE.

Question 14

HOW DOES SCIENCE IMPACT OUR LIVES?

Answer 14

BY UNDERSTANDING LIFE’S ORIGINS AND DIVERSITY. BIOLOGY HELPS US STUFY HOW LIVING ORGANISMS GROW, DEVELOP, AND INTERACT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.
ALSO, BY CELLULAR KNOWLEDGE: KNOWING THAT ALL LIVING BEINGS ARE MADE OF CELLS ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND HOW ORGANISMS ARE CREATED, GROWN, AND DIE. THIS KNOWLEDGE HELPS US TO UNDETSTAND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF LIFE, INCLUDING DISEASE MENEGEMENT.

Question 15

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE REASONING?

Answer 15

INDUCTIVE-A FORM OF LOGICAL THINKING THAT USES RELATED OBSERVATIONS TO ARRIVE AT A GENERAL CONCLUSION
DEDUCTIVE-A FORM OF LOGICAL THINKING THAT USES A GENERAL PRINCIPLE OR LAW TO PREDICT SPECIFIC RESULTS

Question 16

DOES THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD USE INDUCTIVE OR DEDUCTIVE REASONING>

Answer 16

DEDUCTIVE

Question 17

WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC DEFINITION OF THE WORD THEORY? HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM THE CASUAL DEFINITION OF THE WORD THEORY?

Answer 17

MUST BE BASED ON A CAREFUL AND RATIONAL EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS
IT DIFFERS FROM THE CASUAL DEFINITION BY

Question 18

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BTW A HYPOTHESES AND A THEORY?

Answer 18

A THEORY HAS BEEN PROVEN EVIDENCE. A HYPOTHESIS CAN BE TESTED BUT NEVER PROVED

Question 19

BE ABLE TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE QUESTIONS THAT SCIENCE CAN ANSWER AND THE QUESTIONS THAT IT CANNOT ANSWER

Answer 19

SCIENCE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO NATIONAL PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES, THERE ARE, HOWEVER, QUESTIONS THAT IT CANNOT AND THOSE ARE QUESTIONS ON MORAL JUDGEMENTS AND EXISTENTIAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS.

Question 20

WHAT ARE THE CRITICAL STEPS OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN? THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ARE:

Answer 20

1. MAKE AN OBSERVATION
2. ASK A QUESTION
3. FORM A HYPOTHESIS THAT ANSWERS
   THE QUESTION
4. MAKE A PREDICTION BASED ON YOUR
   HYPOTHESIS
5. DO AN EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE
   HYPOTHESIS
6. ANALYZE RESULTS
7. HYPOTHESIS IS EITHER SUPPORTED OR
   NOT SUPPORTED. IG IT IS NOT THEN TRY
   IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND IF IT IS YOU
   REPORT THE RESULTS.

Question 21

WHAT ARE THE 3 RULES OF SCIENCE THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN LECTURE?

Answer 21

1st, 2nd, & 3rd laws

Question 22

DISTINGUISH BTW OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCE

Answer 22

OBSERVATION- THE ACT OF CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING.
INFERENCE- THE ACT OF DERIVING A RATIONAL CONCLUISION FROM KNOWN FACTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES.

Question 23

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Answer 23

DEPENDENT - GOES ON THE Y AXIS
INDEPENDENT GOES ON THE X AXIS

Question 24

DISTINGUISH BETWEEN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS

Answer 24

EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS ARE THE RECEIVERS
A GOOD EXPERIMENTAL GROUP IS EQUAL TO A CONTROL GROUP
HOW IT INFLUENCES THE VARIABLES.

Question 25

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A CONTROL GROUP IN AN EXPERIMENT? CONTROL GROUPS ARE TREATED THE SAME AS THE OTHER EXPERIMENTAL GROUP, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE VARIABLE THAT THE EXPERIMENT IS DESIGNED TO TEST. THIS PROVIDES A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CONTROL AND THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP.

Answer 25

BECAUSE WE DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THIS VARIABLE.

Question 26

BE ABLE TO ANALYZE THE DESIGN OF A GIVEN EXPERIMENT AND MAKE SUGGERSTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANALYZE A HYPOTHESIS AND DETERMINE IF IT IS FALSIFIABLE OR TESTABLE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUGGEST A CHANGE OF THE HYPOTHESIS TO MAKE IT TESTABLE

Answer 26

YES, I CAN

Question 27

BE ABLE TO IDFENTIFY THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Answer 27

1.OBSERVATION
2. QUESTION
3. HYPOTHESIS
4. PREDICTION
5. EXPERIMENT
6. ANALYSIS
7. WHETHER THE HYPOTHESIS IS
SUPPORTED OR NOT SUPPORTED.

Question 28

BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW PASTUER USED THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO REJECT THE SPONTANEOUS GENERATION HYPOTHESIS.

Answer 28

HE HAD 3 BEAKERS TO PROVE THAT LIFE DOESNT SPONTANEOUSLY GENERATE BY LEAVING ONE OPEN, ONE COVERED WITH TERRICLOTH OF SOME KIND (SEMIPERMEABLE FABRIC) AND ONE CLOSED. HE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A CONCLUSION USING THE 3 BEAKERS.