The Scientific Method

Question 1

Biology

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The study of living things

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Botany

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Plants

Question 3

Biotechnology

Answer 3

Use of living things to make a product

Question 4

Biochemistry

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Chemical reactions

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Physiology

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Overall function

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Anatomy

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Overall structure

Question 7

Microbiology

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Small living things

Question 8

Taxonomy

Answer 8

Classification

Question 9

Ecology

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Living things and their environment

Question 10

Cytology

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Cells

Question 11

Genetics

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Inheritance

Question 12

Scientific method

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

Question 13

Observation

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When something is noticed

Question 14

Hypothesis

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An educated guess based on observations.

Question 15

An experiment

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The test for a hypothesis

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Data

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A collection of information of facts and figures obtained from an experiment that are collected, recorded and analysed.

Question 17

Conclusion

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A summary of the results of an experiment

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A theory

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A hypothesis that has been supported by by many different experiments.

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Principle/Law

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Arises from a theory that has been shown to be valid when fully tested over a long period of time.

Question 20

Variable

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A factor that may change in an experiment.

Question 21

Control

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Acts as a comparison against which the actual experiment can be judged.

Question 22

Replicate

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A repeat of an experiment

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Double blind

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Both the investigator and the participant are unaware of the nature of the treatment the participant is receiving.

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Ethics

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Relate to whether conduct is right or wrong.