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What are these examples of: events in nature, investigate and understand nature, and use explanations for predictions the goals of science
What is this an example of: deals with the natural world, collects and organizes info, and proposesexplanations for a test. the differences of science
what does science start with? observations
What follows and observation? an inference
must be testable, comes from prior knowledge, and involves gathering evidence are qualities of what? these are qualities of a hypothesis
What is th goal of science? to better understand nature
What are the qualities of a good scientist? curiosity, honesty, open-mindedness, new hypotheses, can recognize science has limits
What did scientists use to answer questions? prior knowledge
who was the greek philosopher who observed and explained observations through reasoning? Aristotle
What leads to identifying a problem to be solved? observation
When possible how many variables should be in the experiment at a time? one
What is used to evaluate the hypothesis and draw a conslusion? evidence
What are the different forms of data used in an expeiment? charts or tables
What are the steps to designing an experiment? state a problem, form a hypothesis, set controlled experiment, record data, analyse, conclude, publish results
Who was the first scientist who tried to test Redi's expeiment by boiling gravy in a flask? Needham
Who was the next scientist who tested Redi's experiment, but had a flask open to the air Spallanzani
Who was the final scientist in the study of spontaneous generation? Pasteur
what is something else important that Pasteur did? He helped the wine and silk industries and he showed that infectious diseases were the result of microorganisms
What can be done when experiments are not possible? Field studies
How does a Theory develop Evidence from many investigations build up from the hypothesis.
Science is always changing
Theories may be revised or replaced
What is the process of producing new organisms? to reproduce
What does DNA stand for Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Why do organisms use energy and materials? to grow, develop, and and reproduce
What takes in materials from the environment but obtain energy differently All organisms
What responds and changes its environment? each living thing
What changes during thier lives but not their traits? an individual person
What are two things that are found thoughout the study of Biology? themes and methods of study
What are two important charicteristics of science? a way of knowing and an ongoing process
All forms of life are connected into what part of the atmosphere? biosphere
What is the interdependence in nature cnected to? each other and the nonliving environment
Why do living things need matter and energy? to build body structures and to carry out life processes.
What type of organisms rely on the energy stored during photosynthesis? consumers
Which consumer eats plants? herbaivores
Which consumer eats animals that ate plants? carnivors
Which consumer gets energy from remains of dead organisms? decomposers
Which consumer eats both plants and animals that ate plants? omnivore
How many different cell types do humans have? 88
What is fundamentally alike and the molecular level living things
What explains the inherited similarities of living things AND diversity of life? Evolution
What is something that evolves over time to perform a particular job? The parts of organisms
What uses energy to keep conditions inside cells within certain limits? living things
What can be studied on many different levels? living organisms
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