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WSU bio 102 exam 1 Study Guide Solutions science - ANSWER-a body of knowledge based on the study of the natural world hypothesis - ANSWER-informed, logical, and plausible explanation for observations of the natural world (falsifiable means that it can be supported or rejected) scientific fact ...

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science - ANSWER✔✔-a body of knowledge based on the study of the natural world


hypothesis - ANSWER✔✔-informed, logical, and plausible explanation for observations of the natural

world (falsifiable means that it can be supported or rejected)


scientific fact - ANSWER✔✔-repeatable observation of the natural world


scientific theory - ANSWER✔✔-explanation of a group of related hypothesis that has been repeatedly

confirmed


correlation - ANSWER✔✔-two or more aspects of the natural world behave in an interrelated manner


causation - ANSWER✔✔-the action of causing something


control treatment - ANSWER✔✔-those who experience everything except the variable being tested


independent variable - ANSWER✔✔-manipulated by the experimenter


dependent variable - ANSWER✔✔-The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to

manipulations of the independent variable.


independent variables of termite experiment - ANSWER✔✔-different types of pens


dependent variables of termite experiment - ANSWER✔✔-which way the termites moved


controlled variables of pillbug experiment - ANSWER✔✔-same type of bugs, same time in dishes

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peer review - ANSWER✔✔-scientific journals that publish original research after the scrutiny of experts

who have no direct involvement in the research. non bias


scientific method - ANSWER✔✔-1. observe and ask questions


2. suggest hypothesis


3. make predictions


4.design test


5. analyze results


Psuedo-science - ANSWER✔✔-characterized by scientific sounding statements but not based on the

scientific method


white nose syndrome in bats - ANSWER✔✔-people observed white fuzz on bats and an increase in death

rates. hypothesized that they were infected with a fungus or viral infection. Created experiment with

group 1 as control group, group 2 airborne exposure, group 3 contact exposure, group 4 fungus applied

to wings. Discovered the fungus was traveling from contact with other caves however it is not airborne


vaccines - ANSWER✔✔-protect, especially children, against pathogens such as smallpox.


herd immunity - ANSWER✔✔-effective at containing the spread of a disease.


credibility - ANSWER✔✔-check credentials, look for bias, check scientific standards such as control

group, large enough sample size, and peer review


macromolecule - ANSWER✔✔-a molecule containing a very large number of atoms


Carbohydrates - ANSWER✔✔-made of sugars. purposes are both structural (cellulose in plants) and

energy storage (glycogen).

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