BIL 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Chloroplast Dna, Plant Cell, Macrophage
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Test i: unit i: chapter 1: thinking science. Science- an approach of understanding the natural world. Inquiry- a search for information and explanations of natural phenomena. Experiment- scientific test carried out under controlled conditions. Theory- a hypothesis that following lots of testing all of which fail to disprove the hypothesis. The gathering of observations and hypotheses into a theory, darwin"s evolution. Deductive reasoning- (general to specific) ifthen reasoning. Explain a theory, form a hypothesis, make predictions, try to falsify. Compares experimental w control group (cancels effects of unwanted variables) Independent variables- the factor being manipulated by the researchers. Dependent variables- the factor being measured tha is predicted to be affected by the iv. Lost two babies to sids- stats were off made her seem liable when she wasn"t. Reductionism- this method reduces big complex systems into simpler ones. Systems biology- observing the parts of a biological system.
