Review Chapter 1 - The Science of Biology Flashcards
What is science?
An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
What are the 3 goals of science?
- ) To investigate & understand the natural world
- ) To explain events in the natural world
- ) To make useful predictions from those explanations
What are the steps of the scientific method?
Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Plan an experiment, Collect & analyze data, and Draw conclusions
Quantitative data is _______.
Numerical
Qualitative data is _______.
Characteristics (The 5 senses)
An observation is a(n) _______.
Fact
An inference is a(n) _________.
Conclusion based on facts with the addition of logic and or reason.
The deliberately changed variable in an experiment is the ___________.
Independent of manipulated variable
The variable that is observed is the __________.
Dependent or responding variable
The variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable is the ______.
Dependent or responding variable
What is a standard for comparison in a scientific experiment?
A control
Quantities that don’t change during a controlled test of the hypothesis are called _______.
Constants
A _______ experiment is an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time.
Controlled or scientific
A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations is called a ______.
Hypothesis
Spontaneous generation is __________.
The idea that life could arise form nonliving matter