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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY EDITION 6 CHAPTER #1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CAMPBELL BIOLOGY EDITION 6CHAPTER #1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Biology - Answer-the scientific study of life
Science - Answer-an approach to understanding the natural world that is based on
inquiry
Discovery Science - Answer-describes nature. Scientists seek natural causes for natural
phenomena
• Can only study structures or processes that we can verifiably observe and measure
(directly or indirectly) with tools and technology.
Hypothesis-driven Science - Answer-explaining nature
Data - Answer-Recorded observations.
• Must be verifiable and measureable
Scientific Method - Answer-A formal process of inquiry.
• Observation
• Question • Hypothesis
• Prediction • Experiment
Hypothesis - Answer-a tentative answer to a question, or a proposed explanation for a
set of
observations
Theory - Answer-much broader. supported by an abundance of evidence and widely
accepted
Hypothesis - Answer-very narrow based. made from observation, can be adjusted from
results of a given experiment.
The Properties of Life - Answer-1. Order 2. Regulation 3. Growth and Development 4.
Energy processing 5. Response to the environment 6. Reproduction 7. Evolution
• Species - Answer-A group of organisms that live in the same place and time and have
the potential to interbreed with one another in nature to produce healthy offspring.
Taxonomy - Answer-the branch of biology that names and classifies species, arranges
the species into a hierarchy of broader and broader groups.
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