chapter one notes

Hypothesis

________: a tentative scientific explanation that can be tested further.

Inference

________: a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know.

Scientific Theory

________: scientific explanation of events in the natural world that has been tested and is highly reliable.

Scientific measurement

________ is metric.

Scientific methodology

________ is a general style of investigation.

Qualitative data

________ are descriptive.

inference

a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

hypothesis

a tentative scientific explanation that can be tested further

Scientific Theory

scientific explanation of events in the natural world that has been tested and is highly reliable

they are based on a universal genetic code

(A,T,C,G! )

cause and effect

mechanism and explanation

energy and matter

flows, cycles, and conservation