Topic 1 Flashcards
the word science is derived from the latin verb________ meaning what?
scientia
‘to know’
Science is the analysis of what?
an occurrence
science seeks ____________ for _________
natural causes for natural phenomenon
Science is……
a process of inquiry that includes repeatable observation and testable hypotheses
science is ____________
knowledge
theology
gives answers to who?
philosophy
answers why?
science answers…
how?
Define Hypothesis
a statement about an observation that can be tested experimentally for acceptance or rejection
what does Hypothesis do? (3)
- makes predictions
- proposes an explanation
- developed to be falsified- prove it wrong
Define experiment
a methodical procedure to test a hypothesis designed to eliminate other explanations
the goal of an experiment is to…
verify
falsify
establish
the validity of hypothesis
controlled experiment
- most common in biology
- tests effects of independent and dependent variables compared to that of the control.
scientific method is the process of
developing and testing a hypothesis
- by designing controlled experiments and gathering data
inductive reasoning goes from
________ to _____________ conclusions
specific to general conclusions
- making general conclusions based off of specific scenarios/observations
Asking a question and formulating a tentative answer or hypothesis is an example of?
inductive reasoning
define deductive reasoning
making specific conclusions based off of general observations/theories
- backing up generalized statements with specific scenarios
making a prediction from a hypothesis and testing the validity of those predictions is an example of….
deductive reasoning
define theory
a hypothesis supported by a large amount of evidence
- consistent with the scientific method
- a well sustained explanation of some aspect of the natural world based on a large body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.
Biology is the ____________ which means What?
decathlon of sciences!!!
- means that you have to be good at all sciences to be good at biology because it covers so much of the world that is in all areas of science.
- there are many levels of organization and great diversity and ever increasing advances in knowledge
__________ makes sense of everything we know about biology
evolution
