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Unit 1: Introduction to Science Flashcards

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Data

Definition

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The evidence on which scientific inquiry is based.

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Qualitative Data

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Recorded Description

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Quantitative Data

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Numerical Measurements

Can be organized into tables and graphs.

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The Scientific Method

6 Step Process.

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Observation. Question. Hypothesis. Prediction. Experiment.Conclusions

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The Scientific Method

6 Step Process.

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Observation. Question. Hypothesis. Prediction. Experiment.Conclusions

O.Q.H.P.E.C

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Do you prove that a hypothesis is true or false?

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False.

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Scientific Theory

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A concept that is the closest to the truth and is supported by lots of evidence.

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Variables

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The Factors that can vary in an experiment.

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Independent Variable

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The factor that is being manipulated by the scientist.

I for Sigh in Science.

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Dependent Variable

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The Factor that is affected by the independent Variable.

It DEPENDS on something.

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Controlled Experiments

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The experimental group is compared with a control group.

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Experimental group

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The group an experiment is being performed on.

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Control Group

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The group that is not being experimented on and is used to compared to the experimental group.

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Placebo

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A treatment that does not contain the medication being tested.

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Double-Blind Trial

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Neither the subjects nor the scientists know who is in which group.

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Experimental Study

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Scientists manipulate factors to see how the subject changes or reacts.

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Observational Study

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Scientists observe the subject without manipulating any factors.

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Science

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Gain of knowledge to explain natural phenomenon.

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19
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Technology

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Application of scientific knowledge.

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Biology

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The study of Life

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Life

Definiton and what it’s composed of

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Parts and processes of living things.
Composed of cells.

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Nomeclature

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The naming of all forms.

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Taxonomy

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The classifications of all organisms.

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The classifications of animals from largest

Dear King Phyllip came over for good soup

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Characteristics of Bacteria

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-Simple, single celled organisms.
-Cause infections.

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Characteristics of Archaea

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-Doesn’t cause infections
-Not closely related to bacteria
-Live in the most extreme environments on earth.

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Characteristics of Eukarya

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-Has all organisms with complex cells.
-Broken into 4 major kingdoms (protists, plantae, fungi, Animalia)

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Protists

Definition and example

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SIngle celled organisms (ex. amoeba)

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Plantae

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Plants producue food using photosynthesis

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Fungi

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Decompose organic wastes and absorb the nutrients.

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Animalia

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Obtain food by eating other organisms.

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Biosphere

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All life on earth.

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Ecosystem

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All the living organisms in a particular area and the non-living parts of their environment.

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Community

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All living organisms in the ecosystem.

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Population

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All individuals of a single species living in the community.

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Organisms

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An individual living thing

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Organs and organ systems

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Body parts that perform a specific function.

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells performing a specific function, a single organ may be made up of several tissues.

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Cell

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The fundamental unit of life

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Organelle

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A functional structure in the cell

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Molecule

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A chemical structure consisting of two or more atoms.

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Evolution

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Change that has transformed life on earth from its earliest forms to the organisms today.

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DNA

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Molecular strands holding instructions for a cell’s function.

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Unity of Life

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Descent from a common ancestor

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Diversity of Life

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Modifications that evolved as a species diverged from their ancestors

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Natural selection

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Accumulations of small changes that leads to major species alteration over time.

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Artificial selection

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The process of humans selecting desired traits in different organisms.

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Unintentional selection

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Unintentional effects we have had on evolution

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Genetic Code

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Chemical language of nucleotides and genes to translate information from DNA into Proteins.

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Structure

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The shape of something

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Function

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What something does

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Systems

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A combination of small components

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Systems Biology

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Modelling the behavior of biological systems by analyzing the interactions among their parts.

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External Stimuli

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Light, sound, temperature, chemicals.

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Internal stimuli

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Food in stomach, sugar and oxygen levels in the blood.

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