Brooks Biological Principles Exam 1 Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)

Science - ANSWER-knowledge obtained through study or practice Attributes of Living Things - ANSWER-Complex Organization, Growth, Metabolism, Movement, Reproduction, and Responsiveness Metabolism - ANSWER-the sum of all chemical reactions Catabolic Reactions - ANSWER-breaking down molecules Anabolic Reactions - ANSWER-build up molecules or store energy The Scientific Method - ANSWER-is how scientists study biology based on their observation of a phenomena and formulate testable, *falsifiable* hypotheses Best Experimental Design - ANSWER-ability to falsify your hypothesis Because all hypothesis's are falsifiable... - ANSWER-we can reject them Steps of the Scientific Method - ANSWER-Observe, Question, Hypothesis, Prediction, Experiment, Analysis, and Conclusion Inductive Reasoning - ANSWER-hypothetic-deductive reasoning that goes from specific to general Hypothesis - ANSWER-testable and falsifiable prediction based on observation and question Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER-reasoning that goes from specific to general Prediction - ANSWER-based on deduction and related to hypothesis Evolution - ANSWER-theory that all organisms are related to one another by a common ancestor Two Mechanisms of Evolution - ANSWER-Acquired Characteristics and Natural Selection Lamarck - ANSWER-Proposed incorrect theory that organisms pass on traits they acquire in their lifetime