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Bio ch 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/04/2012

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What is biology?
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the study of life
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what does science mean?
Definition
knowledge from the greek work scientia
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what is a theory?
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theory is the closest science can get to knowledge. Info/data has been tested repeatedly and has been observed or empirical investigated.
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what is the general scientific method?
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1. observation 2. hypothesis 3. educated guess 4. prediction 5. experiment & observation 6. conclusion 7. peer review/publishing 8. becomes a theory
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what is a hypothesis?
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a tentative explanation of a natural event. or an educated guess based on inductive reasoning. it can be rejected or supported but never be proven.
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why must finding be peer reviewed?
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so they can repeat the test to hopefully get the same results and look how the results were found and scrutinize
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4. prediction
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predicting the results of testing the hypotesis should it be tested or observed
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What is an experiment & observation?
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New data is rendered, Results in either rejecting, supporting, never proving the hypothesis.
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What's the conclusion of the sci method?
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The results are analyzed to see whether hypothesis is supported or not
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