Biology Exam 1 (Nathan Mills Bio
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biology is - ✔✔the study of life using the scientific method
how is data collected and analyzed in biological sciences? - ✔✔observations, used to
generate hypotheses and experiments, testing models
data may... - ✔✔be descriptive
involve an experiment
descriptive data - ✔✔preliminary data that points toward an experiment
used to create mathematical models that try to stimulate the real world
experiment defintion - ✔✔a test or investigation conducted to provide evidence for or
against a hypothesis
components of an experiment - ✔✔hypothesis, treatment, control, replication,
randomization, blind design
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, definition of treatment - ✔✔manipulating a specific variable in order to observe or
measure the effect on an object
definition of control - ✔✔object to which you do not apply the treatment but is handled
identically in every other respect to an object in the treatment
purpose of a control - ✔✔to have something to compare the treatment to
definition of replication - ✔✔administering the same treatment to multiple objects
purpose of replication - ✔✔to know how variable the results are
definition of randomization - ✔✔assigning objects to treatments and controls in such a
way that there is an equal probability of an object being assigned to each treatment or
control
purpose of randomization - ✔✔to make sure that there is only 1 variable affecting the
outcome
what provides an objective basis for drawing conclusions? - ✔✔statistical analyses
theory is - ✔✔an explanation of reality
theories .... - ✔✔- provide a broad explanation of how the universe works
-are generally well-supported by a diversity of data
- can be used to generate hypotheses/predictions and thus guide future research
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1500) Questions and Answers 100%
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biology is - ✔✔the study of life using the scientific method
how is data collected and analyzed in biological sciences? - ✔✔observations, used to
generate hypotheses and experiments, testing models
data may... - ✔✔be descriptive
involve an experiment
descriptive data - ✔✔preliminary data that points toward an experiment
used to create mathematical models that try to stimulate the real world
experiment defintion - ✔✔a test or investigation conducted to provide evidence for or
against a hypothesis
components of an experiment - ✔✔hypothesis, treatment, control, replication,
randomization, blind design
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, definition of treatment - ✔✔manipulating a specific variable in order to observe or
measure the effect on an object
definition of control - ✔✔object to which you do not apply the treatment but is handled
identically in every other respect to an object in the treatment
purpose of a control - ✔✔to have something to compare the treatment to
definition of replication - ✔✔administering the same treatment to multiple objects
purpose of replication - ✔✔to know how variable the results are
definition of randomization - ✔✔assigning objects to treatments and controls in such a
way that there is an equal probability of an object being assigned to each treatment or
control
purpose of randomization - ✔✔to make sure that there is only 1 variable affecting the
outcome
what provides an objective basis for drawing conclusions? - ✔✔statistical analyses
theory is - ✔✔an explanation of reality
theories .... - ✔✔- provide a broad explanation of how the universe works
-are generally well-supported by a diversity of data
- can be used to generate hypotheses/predictions and thus guide future research
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