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Biology 130 Chapter1

What is Science? A Specific way to know the world, differs from humanities and Arts, Follows Logic and the scientific method.
What is the text definition of science? Knowledge that covers general truths or the operation of general laws, especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method.
What is Mech's definition? A materialistic and mechanistic way of how the natural world function.
What is the two types of Scientific Reasoning? Inductive and Deductive
What is inductive Reasoning? Going from specific to general, Using facts and observations to general hypotheses and predictions.
What is deductive reasoning? Going from the general to the specific, Generating specific (testable) predictions from general hypotheses
what is the scientific method? A method of research with defined steps that includes experiments and careful observations.
What is a hypothesis? A suggested explanation for an event, which one can test.
What is a theory? A theory is a tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena.
What is Basic Science? Seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge.
What is Applied Science? Aims to use science to solve real-world problems, usually comes from technology.
What is Descriptive (or discovery) science? Inductive, aims to observe, explore, and discover.
What is hypothesis - based science? Deductive, begins with a specific question or problem and a potential answer or solution that one can test
Scientific Method in correct steps Make an Observation, ask a question, form a hypothesis that answers the question, make a prediction based on the hypothesis, do an experiment to test the prediction, Analyze the Results.
Reporting results (Scientific Work) Peer-Reviewed primary literature
What is the typical format of a scientific paper? IMRaD
What does IMRaD stand for? Introduction, Results, Abstract, Methods, Discussion.
What is the Properties of Life? Order, Sensitivity and/or Response to the environment, Self-reproduction, Adaptation (result of Evolution), Growth and Development, Regulation and Homeostasis, Energy Processing.
How many species are there? No idea, between 3 million and 300 million, most say 30 million.
How many mammals are there? 5,600 (varies a little)
Who created Modern Taxonomy? Carl Linnaeus
Who created Evolutionary Relationships? Charles Darwin
What are the three branches of the Phylogenetic Tree of Life? Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What is the domain of physics and chemistry? Atoms, Molecules, Macromolecules.
What does biology begin with? Organelles
What is the hierarchy of Biology? Organelles, Cells, Tissues, Organs and organ Systems, Organisms Populations and Communities, Ecosystems, The Biosphere.
What is the levels of taxonomy? Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
What is taxonomy? Describing and naming groups of organisms.
Why does biology fit within science? Biology is the study of the physical mechanisms of life.
In a scientific (experiment) paper, what should the introduction paragraph end with? Hypothesis and predictions
In a scientific paper, what should the results include? A graph or some type of information backing.
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