BIOL 1500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plant Cell, Alpha And Beta Carbon, Lactase
2 Oct 2013
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Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative data: quantitative data is a measurable observation, usually to do with numbers, qualitative data is data that can be observed that can be described but not measured. Example: primatologist alison jolly has spent over 40 years making observations of lemur behavior during field research in madagascar, amassing data that is mostly qualitative. Distinguish between a scientific theory and a hypothesis: hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a set of observations. A good hypothesis leads to predictions that scientists can test: scientific theory is much broader in scope than a hypothesis. Scientific theory describes a great diversity of observations that are supported by evidence. Describe seven properties common to all life: order. A highly ordered structure that typified life. Living cells are the basis of this organization because they are the smallest units of life: reproduction. Organisms reproduce their own kind: growth and development.
