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Chapter 1 Section 1

Biology

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Define Science Organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of using this process
Define Observation use of one or more of the senses-sight, hearing, touch, smell, sometimes taste- to gather information
Define Data evidence; information gathered from observations
Define Inference logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
Define Hypothesis possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question
Explain what the goal of science is The goal of science is to investigate and understand nature, to explain events in the natural world and to use those explanations to make useful predictions
Explain what a hypothesis is
how do scientists develop hypothese hypotheses may arise from prior knowledge; logical inference; and informed, creative imagination
what does it mean to describe a scientist as skeptical? Skeptics question both existing ideas and new hypotheses
Why is skepticism considered a valuable quality in a scientist? Skepticism is valuable because scientific understanding is always changing.
What is the main difference between quantitative and qualitative? Qualitative observations involve characteristics that cannot be measured or counted.
In what two ways can a hypothesis be tested? A hypothesis is a proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations. One can be tested by performing a controlled experiment or by gathering more data.
Is a scientific hypothesis accepted if there is no may to demonstrate that the hypothesis is wrong? Explain your answer. No. Scientific hypotheses must be proposed in a way that enables them to be tested.
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