BIO SCI 93 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Dependent And Independent Variables

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO SCI 93
• Professor: Diane O' Dowd

Document Summary

Reading guide for lesson 1 (pages 16 to 24) Complete this reading guide as you read the textbook pages listed above. You might not have to read every word on every page, rather pay close attention to the questions in this guide and answer them as you work through the textbook. Also pay close attention to the terms that are underlined: these are key terms that you should know the definitions of and be able to apply in new situations. Describe the steps of the scientific process (or method) in your own words, using the terms hypothesis, prediction, experiment, and analysis. Read the section on investigating coat coloration in mouse populations and figure 1. 25. Then answer the interpret the data question in figure 1. 25 and concept check 1. 3 question 4 (what if?) on page 21. Apply these terms to the coat coloration experiment you just read about. Read and analyze the scientific skills exercise on page 22.