[BIO_SC 1020] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (35 pages long)
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Used to result in conclusions that back up a scientist"s belief. Inferences: a statement that is accepted to be true on the basis of evidence. Some used to think rotting flesh produced flies, living things were made from non-living material -- unsupported claims, but made sense at the time. Experiment: results of a test of the explanation. Treatment: one factor of an experiment is manipulated. Replication: procedure that uses repeated tests to minimize sampling error. Control group: no manipulation in an experiment; independent variable is eliminated. Unit 3: concentration gradient: the difference in solute concentration between two solutions diffusion: the movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration; usually used with reference to solute. Fates of light: absorption: retained, reflection: bounced back, transmission: passed through. Spectrums: energy: roy g. biv (more energy moving through the anagram, absorption: what each pigment absorbs, action: what the plant as a whole absorbs.
