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Bio 121 Exam 1 Miami OH Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the environment? - ANS all of the living things and nonliving things around us
What is science? - ANS a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our
understanding about it
observation, questioning, testing, discovering
What is hypothesis driven science? - ANS structured research, experiment tested using
scientific method
What is observational/descriptive science? - ANS info gathered about organisms, materials,
systems, or processes not well known. NO EXPERIMENTS.
Steps of the scientific method - ANS -OBSERVATION
-QUESTIONS
-HYPOTHESIS
-PREDICTION
-TEST
-EXPERIMENT
-ANALYZE
Independent Variable - ANS variable scientist manipulates in experiment
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Dependent Variable - ANS depends on/affected by the manipulation of the independent
variable in the experiment
Representative data - ANS not biased or selected, random sample data
Manipulated Experiments - ANS experiments where the independent variable is manipulated
Natural Tests - ANS compare how dependent variables are expressed in naturally different
contexts
Paradigm - ANS A dominant view.. can be changed
Paradigm Shift - ANS a new dominant view replaces the old
Interdisciplinary - ANS bringing techniques, perspectives, and research results from multiple
disciplines together into a broad synthesis
Relativists - ANS ethics varies with social context
Universalists - ANS notions of right or wrong remain the same across cultures and situations
Anthropocentrism - ANS only humans have rights, cost/benefits measured by impact on
people
Biocentrism - ANS certain living things have value, all human and nonhuman life
Ecocentrism - ANS whole ecological systems have value- species, communities, ecosystem
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Bio 121 Exam 1 Miami OH Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What is the environment? - ANS all of the living things and nonliving things around us
What is science? - ANS a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our
understanding about it
observation, questioning, testing, discovering
What is hypothesis driven science? - ANS structured research, experiment tested using
scientific method
What is observational/descriptive science? - ANS info gathered about organisms, materials,
systems, or processes not well known. NO EXPERIMENTS.
Steps of the scientific method - ANS -OBSERVATION
-QUESTIONS
-HYPOTHESIS
-PREDICTION
-TEST
-EXPERIMENT
-ANALYZE
Independent Variable - ANS variable scientist manipulates in experiment
1
, ©JASONMcCONNELL 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Dependent Variable - ANS depends on/affected by the manipulation of the independent
variable in the experiment
Representative data - ANS not biased or selected, random sample data
Manipulated Experiments - ANS experiments where the independent variable is manipulated
Natural Tests - ANS compare how dependent variables are expressed in naturally different
contexts
Paradigm - ANS A dominant view.. can be changed
Paradigm Shift - ANS a new dominant view replaces the old
Interdisciplinary - ANS bringing techniques, perspectives, and research results from multiple
disciplines together into a broad synthesis
Relativists - ANS ethics varies with social context
Universalists - ANS notions of right or wrong remain the same across cultures and situations
Anthropocentrism - ANS only humans have rights, cost/benefits measured by impact on
people
Biocentrism - ANS certain living things have value, all human and nonhuman life
Ecocentrism - ANS whole ecological systems have value- species, communities, ecosystem
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