Topic 1:Biological diversity

Question 1

all life on earth is related because

Answer 1

we all evolved from a common ancestor

Question 2

Diversity of life on earth arose from…

Answer 2

through evolution

Question 3

what are threats to biodiversity

Answer 3

-resource exploitation
-conversion of land
-pollution
-transport of species
-global climate change
these all cause habitat loss which affects the animals

Question 4

whats the unifying theme of Biology

Answer 4

Evolution

Question 5

what are theories , and how are they constructed

Answer 5

is an explanation/ observation of the natural world, they have been constructed using scientific method

Question 6

How is science conducted

Answer 6

observation-> question

Question 7

proximate questions

Answer 7

don’t require evolutionary explanation, it deals more with how this trait works

Question 8

Ultimate questons

Answer 8

they deal with the evolutionary origin and the function of the trait

Question 9

what comes after question in scientific method

Answer 9

after one makes an observation and come up with a question they generate a hypothesis

Question 10

whats a Hypothesis

Answer 10

-is the POSSIBLE explanation for an observation
-needs to be knowledge based
-needs to be testable and falsifiable (to be testes, and proved wrong)

Question 11

scientific method (its steps)

Answer 11

-uses deductive reasoning (meaning going form general to specific)
observation->question->hypothesis->prediction->hypothesis tested->conclusion (does it support or reject your hypothesis)

Question 12

correlation vs. causation

Answer 12

the correlation between 2 factors down mean that change in one factor causes the other to do the same
ex. if bean growth decreased the same time of year fifa won, that doesn’t mean did caused beans to grow more.