The science of biology

Question 1

what is the process by which scientists approach their work?

Answer 1

Scientific method?

Question 2

what do we call the use of experiments to obtain information?

Answer 2

Experimental science

Question 3

What is the use of scientific research to meet certain human needs?

Answer 3

Applied science

Question 4

the word science comes from the Latin word _____________

Answer 4

Scientia, which means knowledge

Question 5

__________ examines the fossil record to investigate evolution and ecology throughout the history of life on Earth

Answer 5

Paleobiology

Question 6

______________ is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.

Answer 6

Astrobiology

Question 7

the word “BIOLOGY” comes from two words meaning ________________.

Answer 7

bios and logos, Greek words meaning life and study

Question 8

Define the term spontaneous generation

Answer 8

It is the appearance of living organisms from non-living matter

Question 9

what is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction?

Answer 9

A hypothesis is an educated guess about what a biologist thinks an observation will be. But prediction is an educated guess as to how the biologist thinks his/her experiment will turn out.

Question 10

What are the main steps of the scientific method?

Answer 10

1. Ask a question
2. Do background research
3. Construct hypotheis
4. Carry out an experiment
5. Analyse results and draw conclusion
6. Report results

Question 11

___________ is the standard group in an experiment

Answer 11

Control group

Question 12

____________ is the group in which the experiment is done upon

Answer 12

Experiment group

Question 13

Who conducted the first real experiment and when?

Answer 13

Francesco Redi in 1668

Question 14

who proved that microorganisms do not come from spontaneous generation?

Answer 14

Louis Pasteur in 1859

Question 15

the factor that the scientist changes is called

Answer 15

Independent variable

Question 16

The factor that the scientist measures is called

Answer 16

Dependent variable

Question 17

What do we call an experiment in which the only difference between different repeats of the experiment is the different values of the independent variable?

Answer 17

Fair test

Question 18

the factors other than the independent variable that are kept constant in order to avoid influencing results are called

Answer 18

Controlled variables

Question 19

The factor that cannot be controlled which may influence the result of the experiment is called ______

Answer 19

Confounding variables

Question 20

___________ is how precisely something has been measured or counted

Answer 20

Accuracy

Question 21

the measure of how dependable our results are is called ____________

Answer 21

Reliability

Question 22

______________ are really odd results that do not fit the general pattern.

Answer 22

Anomalous results

Question 23

___________ measures how much light passes through a liquid.

Answer 23

Colorimeter

Question 24

___________ is about whether or not our experiment measures what is says it is measuring.

Answer 24

Validity