Biology 101 Test 1

The study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environment.

Science can also be defined as...

Scientific discoveries are supported by reproducible results from experiments that follow ___________.

Areas of science related to the physical world.

A natural science that is considered 'non-living' can be classified as...?

A natural science that is considered 'living' can be classified as...?

A method of research with defined steps that include experiments and careful observation.

What are the steps of the scientific method?

A suggested explanation for an event that can be tested and falsifiable.

Any part of an experiment that can vary or change during the experimental process.

This type of group in an experiment contains every feature of the experimental group, but not given the manipulation that is hypothesized about.

A tested and confirmed explanation for an observation or phenomena.

This type of reasoning uses observations of similar phenomena to create a principle. Draws a general conclusion from a number of observations.

This type of reasoning uses a general principle to predict the outcome of an experiment. Usually is seen in hypothesis based science.

You and Evangeline go scuba diving near a mysterious island. Every sea creature you see has the same elaborate pattern above it eyes, even though they vary greatly in size, color, and other attributes. Evangeline predicts that the next creature you find will have the same pattern. The above scenario utilizes what type of reasoning - inductive or deductive?