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Flashcards by eimearkelly3, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by eimearkelly3
over 12 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Biology | The study of living things |
| Organism | A living thing |
| Steps of the scientific method | 1. Observation 2. Hypothesis 3. Experimentation 4.Data 5. Conclusion 6. Theory 7.Principle |
| Limitations | 1. Insufficient knowledge 2.Basis of investigation 3. Interpreting results 4. Changes in the natural world 5. Accidental discoveries 6. Ethical issues |
| Principles | 1.Careful planning and design 2. Safety 3. Control 4. Fair |
| Fairness | Random Selection Double-blind testing Sample Size Replicates |
| Alexander Fleming |
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| Edward Jenner |
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| Variable | A factor that may change |
| Control | Can be tested against the actual experiment. Differs by one variable to the test experiment. |
| Principle | Arises from a theory that has withstood long vigorous testing. |
| Theory | A hypothesis that has withstood all testing and has not yet proves itself to be untrue. |
| Hypothesis | An educated guess based on an observation |
| Botany | Plants |
| Zoology | Animals |
| Microbiology | Small living things |
| Taxonomy | Classification |
| Anatomy | Overall structure |
| Physiology | Overall function |
| Cytology | Cells |
| Biochemistry | Chemical Reactions |
| Ecology | Relationships between organisms and their environments |
| Genetics | Inheritance |
| Bacteriology | Bacteria |
| Mycology | Fungi |
| Virology | Viruses |
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