Vocabulary Chapter 1

Question 1

Lepidoptera

Answer 1

an order of insects that comprises the butterflies and moths. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings, and larvae that are caterpillars.

Question 2

Danaus plexippus

Answer 2

a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the toxins in the plant to render both itself and the adult unpalatable to predators.

Question 3

Butterfly Weed: Asclepias tuberosa

Answer 3

a North American milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) with showy orange flowers borne on erect leafy stems.

Question 4

Common Milkweed: Asclepias

Answer 4

a species of flowering plant

Question 5

Observing

Answer 5

notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Question 6

Quantitative observation

Answer 6

an objective collection of data for analysis based on their numerical and statistical attributes.

Question 7

Qualitative Observation

Answer 7

research method in which researchers collect data using their five senses, sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing

Question 8

Inferring

Answer 8

deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

Question 9

Predicting

Answer 9

say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Question 10

Objective

Answer 10

something toward which effort is directed

Question 11

Subjective

Answer 11

relating to or determined by the mind as the subject of experience

Question 12

Classifying

Answer 12

denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative

Question 13

Estimating

Answer 13

roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of

Question 14

Making Models

Answer 14

making a representation of something to help you understand it better. Some models can be maps, mathematical equations, life cycles boards, models of animals, “The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly”, globes, computer simulations. Models help people study things that cannot be observed directly.

Question 15

Science

Answer 15

the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Question 15

Citizen Science

Answer 15

the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists

Question 15

Curiosity

Answer 15

a strong desire to know or learn something.

Question 15

Honesty

Answer 15

the quality of being honest.

Question 16

Creativity

Answer 16

the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.

Question 17

Open-mindedness

Answer 17

the readiness to consider something without prejudice

Question 18

a skeptical attitude\

Answer 18

, the attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas

Question 19

Good Ethics

Answer 19

well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness

Question 20

Personal Bias

Answer 20

a prejudice in favor of against one thing, person or group compared with another

Question 21

Experimental Bias

Answer 21

a type of cognitive bias that occurs when experimenters allow their expectations to affect their interpretation of observations

Question 22

Contributions of Spotlight Scientists: Jane Goodall, Catalina Aduado, Ken Brugger, Fred Urquhart, and Nora Urquart

Answer 22

Scientests who helped us get a better understanding of life