The Scientific Method Flashcards

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Science

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The organized and objective study of the physical, material and living world

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Botany

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Study of plants

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Zoology

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Study of animals

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Microbiology

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Study of small living things

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Taxonomy

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Classification

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Anatomy

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Overall structure

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Physiology

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Overall function

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Cytology

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Cells

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Biochemistry

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Chemical reactions

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Ecology

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Relationship between living things and their environment

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Genetics

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Inheritance

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What is micro biology divided into

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Bacteriology
Mycology (fungi)
Virology (viruses)

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What is the essence of science

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Knowledge of the pysical world

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Scientific method

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Process of investigation in which problems are identified and their suggested explanations are tested by carrying out experiments

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Observation

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When something is noticed

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Hypothesis

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Ah educated guess based on observations

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Experiment

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Designed to test the hypothesis

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Data

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Info collected on experiments

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Scientific journals

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Journals where procedures and results are often published

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Theory

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Is a hypothesis that had been supported by many different experiments

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Control

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Is used to provide a comparison against which the actual experiment is being judged

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Replicate

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When an experiment is repeated

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Who had the original Petri dish

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Alexander Fleming

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Ethics

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Related to whether fornicate is right or wrong

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Scientific method is based in 6 things, name them..
- Making observations - Making a hypothesis - Carrying out experiments - Recording results - Forming a conclusion - Changing of accepting the hypothesis based on the conclusion
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Principle or law
Arises from a theory when it is seen always to be true under all conditions over a long period of time
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Name the steps in scientific method
``` Observation Hypothesis Experiment Data Conclusion Relating the conclusion to existing knowledge ```
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Name the reasons for experiments to be fair
Sample size Random selection Double blind testing Replicates
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Sample size
Normally as large as sample as possible is tested for more reliable results
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Random selection
To prevent bias (unfairness) by the person carrying out the experiment
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Double blind testing
Prevents person carrying out experiment from unconsciously influencing the results
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Replicated
Repetition of a test/ complete experiment
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Name the four principles of experiments
Careful planning and design Ensure experiment is safe Design a control experiment Experiments must be fair
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Explain extent of our knowledge
The ability to form a hypothesis and design an experiment is dependent on the amount we know relating to our observations
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Give an example of change in the new work
Antibiotics
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Two features of good experimental design
Large sample size | Control experiement
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Scientific research published
Scientific journal
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Limitations of sci meth
Interupting results | Poor investigation