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sci.investigation
biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is scientific investigation? | a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. |
| why is scientific investigation important? | they repeat it to see if the data is correct, if it was a mistake in the beginning |
| who discovered scientific method? | Gregor Mendel |
| how did Gregor Mendel discover the scientific method? | he used pea plants |
| the scientific study of this biological inheritance is? | genetics |
| what is a trait? | is a specific characteristic. |
| what is segregation? | is a separation of alleles during gamete formation |
| what is gametes? | are the sperm and egg cells that combine during fertilization |
| what is homozygous? | having two identical alleles for particular |
| what is heterozygous? | having two different alleles for a particular gene |
| what is a phenotype? | is physical characteristics of an organism |
| what is genotype? | genetic makeup of an organism |
| what are the steps of scientific method? | make an observation,ask a question,form a hypothesis,conduct an experiment,accept the hypothesis, reject the hypothesis |
| how many steps are in the scientific method? | 7 |
| who uses the scientific method? | everybody |
| what is the best thing to use with scientific investigation? | everything |
| when you use scientific investigation. what type of math stage do you use? | scientific method |
| how do we show that we actually have a scientific investigetion? | by showing a hypothesis |
| what is a scientific investigation compared to? | a courtroom trial |
| why is scientific investigation compared to a courtroom trial? | because in a courtroom you have cases. But scientific method uses science cases. |
| what is included in scientific invesigations? | graphs,charts |
| what is the final task? | the problem |
| what is the first task? | make an observation |