BIOL 1104 Exam 1 Questions With
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ways of knowing
science, faith, intuition, myth, revelation
does not
science (does or does not?) make moral judgements
does not
science (does or does not?) make aesthetic judgements
does not
science (does or does not?) tell you how to use scientific knowledge
does not
science (does or does not?) draw conclusions about supernatural phenomena or explanations
nature of science
key principles and ideas which distinguish science as a way of knowing from all the other ways
of knowing
true
science is open to revision in light of new evidence
true
scientific methods use a variety of methods
false
science is not based on empirical evidence
false
science does not include human creativity and biases
, false
science addresses questions about both the material/physical world and the supernatural world
true
includes laws, models, mechanisms, and theories to describe natural phenomena
scientific laws
describe how some aspect of the natural world behaves under certain conditions, so they can
predict the results of certain initial conditions
scientific theories
inferred explanations of some aspect of the natural world, try to provide the most logical
explanation for why things happen the way they do
predict what happens, propose why
scientific laws _____________________, scientific theories _____________________
ecosystems
a biological community comprised of living elements that interact with each other and their
nonliving environments
perform functions and provide services to humans
what do ecosystems do?
ecosystem functions
ecological processes that control the flows of materials, energy, and information through the
environment
ecosystem stability
the ability of an ecosystem to continue to function under changing conditions or during
disturbances
ecosystem services
the various benefits that people obtain from ecosystems
provisioning services
the material benefit people receive from ecosystems (building materials, crops, medicine, food,
etc)
Complete Answers
ways of knowing
science, faith, intuition, myth, revelation
does not
science (does or does not?) make moral judgements
does not
science (does or does not?) make aesthetic judgements
does not
science (does or does not?) tell you how to use scientific knowledge
does not
science (does or does not?) draw conclusions about supernatural phenomena or explanations
nature of science
key principles and ideas which distinguish science as a way of knowing from all the other ways
of knowing
true
science is open to revision in light of new evidence
true
scientific methods use a variety of methods
false
science is not based on empirical evidence
false
science does not include human creativity and biases
, false
science addresses questions about both the material/physical world and the supernatural world
true
includes laws, models, mechanisms, and theories to describe natural phenomena
scientific laws
describe how some aspect of the natural world behaves under certain conditions, so they can
predict the results of certain initial conditions
scientific theories
inferred explanations of some aspect of the natural world, try to provide the most logical
explanation for why things happen the way they do
predict what happens, propose why
scientific laws _____________________, scientific theories _____________________
ecosystems
a biological community comprised of living elements that interact with each other and their
nonliving environments
perform functions and provide services to humans
what do ecosystems do?
ecosystem functions
ecological processes that control the flows of materials, energy, and information through the
environment
ecosystem stability
the ability of an ecosystem to continue to function under changing conditions or during
disturbances
ecosystem services
the various benefits that people obtain from ecosystems
provisioning services
the material benefit people receive from ecosystems (building materials, crops, medicine, food,
etc)
