BIOL 1002 Chapter : CH 20
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Chapter 1: scientific method and life: know the steps of the scientific method and be able to use fleming"s study as you"ve never seen, the steps of the scientific method are observation, question, example. Be able to identify the steps of the scientific method in a study. Fleming used the scientific method in an experiment involving bacteria cultures. Conclusion-penicillium secretes something that kills bacteria: be able to identify good hypotheses from bad, bad-educated guess, bacteria don"t like mold. Multicellular: definitions from chapter 1, science vs. pseudoscience-a scientific theory can be disproved or falsified, whereas a faith-based assertion cannot. Inductive reasoning vs. deductive reasoning-inductive reasoning is the process of creating a generalization as a result of making many observations that support it, and none that contradict it. Deductive reasoning is the process of generating hypotheses about how a specific experiment or observation will turn out, based on a theory.