Lesson 1 Flashcards

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Anabolic

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Small molecules are assembled into large ones. Energy is required
When an organism builds complex molecules from simpler ones.

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Catabolic

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Large molecules are broken down into small ones. Energy is released.
When an organism breaks down complex molecules (as happens in digestion).

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Asexual

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When a living thing essentially have just one parent

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Sexual

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When a living thing is genetic combination of two parents.

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What is the characteristic of living things

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  1. Organizations
  2. Metabolism
  3. Homeostasis
  4. Grow and Regulate Growth
  5. Reproduce
  6. Respond to their environmental
  7. Adapt and evolve as a population
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Cell theory

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All living organisms are made up of one or more cells
All cells arise from other, preexisting cells

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Fact

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Data. An observation, a number, a measurement, a reading
ex. I am 5’4”, it id 72 degrees F

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested.
ex. Ants are attracted to sugar

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Theory

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A hypothesis that has been tested and supported so many times that is considered our current working explanation for a set of observation.

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Scientific Theory

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If we test a hypothesis enough times that we have a high level of confidence that it accurately describes the data we’ve collected and if we have tried but failed to disprove it

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Scientific Method

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Observe a phenomenon THEN form a hypothesis to explain it THEN design an experiment to test your hypothesis

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Inductive Reasoning

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Is the process taking a series of a specific observation, and from them, drawing a general conclusion

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Inductive Reasoning

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  1. Observation
  2. Pattern
  3. Tentative Hypothesis
  4. Theory
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Deductive Reasoning

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Is the process of taking a generalization you accept to be true and making a specific conclusion.

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Deductive Reasoning

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  1. Theory
  2. Hypothesis
  3. Observation
  4. Confirmation
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16
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What is type 1

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Type 1 is false positive - when you a sound thinking it’s dangerous, but being wrong

17
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What is type 2

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Type 2 is false negative - when you hear a sound but think nothing of it

18
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If I hear a rustle in the grass and run away? Is it false positive or false negative

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False positive

19
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If I hear a rustle and think nothing of it? It is false positive or false negative

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False negative

20
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Confirmation bias

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Only see data that confirms data

21
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Evolve

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Change over time