Honors Biology Chapter 1 Quizlet + QA1 Quizlets

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facts

facts

Science is NOT a collection of _____.

science

an organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

knowing

Science is a way of ____________ about the world.

natural

Science only deals with the ________ world.

patterns, connections

Scientists collect and organize information in an orderly way, looking for ___________ and ______________ among events.

evidence

Scientists propose explanations that are not based on belief, but are based on ________.

to provide natural explanations for events in the natural world

What is one goal of science?

questions

Almost every major scientific discovery raises more _________ than answers.

scientific methodology

a scientific way of investigation that involves observing, asking questions, making inferences, forming hypotheses, conducting controlled experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions

observation

the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful orderly way

inference

a logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

hypothesis

A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it

controlled experiment

a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same

independent variable

the variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment

dependent variable

the variable that is observed and changes in response to the independent variable

control group

the group that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable

data

Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis

quantitative data

numerical data

qualitative data

descriptive data

creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, skepticism

What are the four scientific attitudes (in alphabetical order)?

peer review

A process in which scientific papers are reviewed by anonymous, independent experts

theory

well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of hypotheses and observations

bias

A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific

biology

study of life

stimulus

a signal to which an organism responds

sexual reproduction

A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents

asexual reproduction

A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent

homeostasis

process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment

metabolism

the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

biosphere

means "living planet"

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