Vosough Microbiome test Flashcards
In the 11th century who made the scientific method?
Alhazen, the father of scientific method
What is the goal of the method?
To find the truth
What is the first step to the scientific method?
observe/question
What is the second step to the scientific method?
research
What is the third step to the scientific method?
formulate hypothesis
What is the fourth step to the scientific method?
test hypothesis
What is the fifth step to the scientific method?
analyze and conclude
What is the sixth step to the scientific method?
share the results (vosough)
What can other people do if you share a bad result?
They can go off of that idea that they shouldn’t try it because it has been said to come out bad.
what is the difference between correlation and causation?
correlation = two or more things that are linked
causation = something that causes another thing to happen
what is the definition of sample size?
a smaller amount that represents a whole
what is the definition of an independent variable
only thing that you are changing in the experiment
what is the definition of a dependent variable
The thing that you are measuring in your experiment
In the scientific method, what is something that you want to have the most of? (generally speaking)
sample size/the amount of people (or things, creatures, etc.) that you’re measuring in experiment
Key concept of 1.1 microbiome unit
Many organisms are microscopic–so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye
definition of microbiomes
all the microorganisms that live and on the human
how many microbiomes do we have in our body
100 trillion of them
definition of organisms
living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
definition of scale
the relative size of things/the size of one thing compared to another
definition of microscopic
too small to be seen with the naked eye
what do you need to be alive
a Cell
what do cells do
they make up functions
key concept of 1.2 microbiome
Almost all cells are microscopic
what words make up microorganisms
microscopic and organisms
what does enlarge in science
magnification
definition of bacteria
tiny organisms that are made of a single cell, that can be helpful or harmful to humans
who discovered cells
Robert Hooke
what year did they discover cells
1665
who was the person who said that motion was a sign of life
Van Leeuwenhoek
is Van Leeuwenhoek statement true in this period of time, if so why
no, there are now non living things that move, one example is a robot
what are all cells enclosed by? What does it control
the cell membrane, controls what goes in and out
what are all cells made out of?
Cytoplasm, a jelly-like fluid
what does cytoplasm do
nothing, it is the only part of the cell that doesn’t have a function
what in a cell makes proteins
ribosomes
which cells help fight infections
white blood cells
what are cells made out of
molecules