Contemporary Biology- Exam 1
Cognitive Bias - ANSsystematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments
that people make.
Confirmation Bias - ANStendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms
one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.
Testable - ANScan evaluate: key to a scientific hypothesis
Falsifiable - ANScould be potentially false: key to a scientific hypothesis
Scientific Theory - ANSpowerful, broad explanation for related observations that is based on
a well-supported hypothesis and it supported by different, independent lines of research
Element - ANSmade of a single type of atom
Atom - ANSsmallest unit that has properties of a given element
Protons - ANSdetermines electrons; positive charge
Electron - ANSdetermines reactivity(properties); negative charge
Cohesion - ANStendency of water molecules to stick together because of H-bonds
Adhesion - ANSresults from bonds between water and another substances
Hydrophillic - ANSwater-loving; forms H-bonds with water, dissolves in water if small enough
or binds to water by adhesion if large
Hydrophobic - ANSwater-fearing; doesn't dissolve or bond with water
Carbohydrates - ANSmajor energy source; made of sugar subunits
Proteins - ANSamino acid subunits
Lipids - ANScarbon and hydrogen; hydrophobic
Nucleic Acids - ANSnucleotide(sugar, phosphate,nitrogenous base) subunits; RNA or DNA
Macronutrients - ANSrequired in large amount
Water - ANSmacro; dissolves nutrients and move them where they're needed and eliminates
waste
Cognitive Bias - ANSsystematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments
that people make.
Confirmation Bias - ANStendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms
one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.
Testable - ANScan evaluate: key to a scientific hypothesis
Falsifiable - ANScould be potentially false: key to a scientific hypothesis
Scientific Theory - ANSpowerful, broad explanation for related observations that is based on
a well-supported hypothesis and it supported by different, independent lines of research
Element - ANSmade of a single type of atom
Atom - ANSsmallest unit that has properties of a given element
Protons - ANSdetermines electrons; positive charge
Electron - ANSdetermines reactivity(properties); negative charge
Cohesion - ANStendency of water molecules to stick together because of H-bonds
Adhesion - ANSresults from bonds between water and another substances
Hydrophillic - ANSwater-loving; forms H-bonds with water, dissolves in water if small enough
or binds to water by adhesion if large
Hydrophobic - ANSwater-fearing; doesn't dissolve or bond with water
Carbohydrates - ANSmajor energy source; made of sugar subunits
Proteins - ANSamino acid subunits
Lipids - ANScarbon and hydrogen; hydrophobic
Nucleic Acids - ANSnucleotide(sugar, phosphate,nitrogenous base) subunits; RNA or DNA
Macronutrients - ANSrequired in large amount
Water - ANSmacro; dissolves nutrients and move them where they're needed and eliminates
waste
