BSC 101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

BSC 101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the order of the scientific method myth - Answers 1. Observe 2. Question (prediction & hypothesis) 3. Experiment (independent variable, dependent variable, control, data) 4. Evaluate hypothesis 5. Draw conclusions Good and bad about the scientific method myth - Answers good- scientists test ideas with evidence bad- oversimplified, implies one experiment can answer a research question, not linear, implies science is an independent effort, no creativity/imagination, ignores technology and society Testing ideas - Answers gathering data and interpreting data Science is more ______ than _______ - Answers circular, linear Exploration and discovery - Answers making observations, asking questions, sharing data and ideas, finding inspiration, exploring the literature *communication is key* For testing ideas, you must be ______ ______ - Answers open minded Hypothesis - Answers a proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena, the "why" behind a prediction, not guesses, only relevant to a single study Theory - Answers an explanation that can be used to explain a broad set of phenomena, ALWAYS have evidence, no contradictory evidence, predictive, inclusive- encompass many smaller hypotheses, provide conceptual framework science is iterative - Answers there's always series of experiments that always circles back to the same question correction of hypotheses are just guesses - Answers hypotheses are reasoned and informed explanations correction of theories are just hunches - Answers theories are broad explanations. they are supported by many lines of evidence correction of if evidence supports a hypothesis, it is upgraded to a theory. if the theory then garners even more support, it is upgraded to a law - Answers hypotheses, theories, and laws differ in breadth and the kind of explanation they provide roles of the scientific community - Answers 1. critics and fact-checkers (before a scientific article becomes published) 2. collaborative generation of new ideas 3. watchdogs for bias and fraud 4. mutual motivation (help motivate each other) examples of theories - Answers evolution of natural selection, climate change facts - Answers observations about the world around us laws - Answers a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some phenomenon of nature, ex- gravity community analysis and feedback - Answers ensures the accuracy of scientific information, feedback and peer review, coming up with new questions/ideas, discussion with colleagues the structure of scientific arguments - Answers hypothesis/theory---expected results/observations = or /= actual results/observations culture of science - Answers - ideas are subjected to scrutiny -honesty and integrity in reporting findings -attribution: giving credit where it belongs -ethics benefits and outcomes - Answers develop new technology, build knowledge, address societal issues, inform policy*, satisfy curiosity, solve everyday problems prediction - Answers what someone thinks will happen what properties of life do all living things share? (7) - Answers 1. have organized structures made up of at least one cell 2. respond to stimuli 3. reproduce 4. evolve through adaptation by natural selection 5. grow and develop 6. maintain homeostasis 7. process energy biology - Answers the study of life organism - Answers an individual made up of cells species - Answers group of organisms that are capable of interbreeding and producing viable, fertile offspring population - Answers group of individuals with the same species all living in the same place biological organization levels - Answers 1. domain (dear)