bio 102 exam 1 wsu lisa carloye
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER-An informed, logical and plausible
explanation of observations of the natural world.
What does it mean that a hypothesis must be "falsifiable"? - CORRECT
ANSWER-It must make predictions that can clearly be determined to be true or
false, right or wrong.
What types of questions cannot be explored using scientific methods? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Anything that can't be experimented. Ex: Is God real?
What types of questions can science be used to explore? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Any question, prediction that an be tested in a scientific experiment to
be proven falsifiable.
Scientific Fact - CORRECT ANSWER-A repeatable observation of the natural
world. Confirmed result of an experiment.
What is a "theory" in science? - CORRECT ANSWER-An explanation of a group
of related hypothesis that has been repeatedly confirmed by diverse lines of
evidence.
Why does science never claim to have proven a hypothesis? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Because the hypothesis may be supported by evidence but it is not
proven to be true.
What language do they used when the data indicate their hypothesis is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER-A hypothesis is supported.
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER-Two or more aspects of the natural world
behave in a interrelated manner. If one shows a particular value, we can predict a
value for the other aspect.
Causation - CORRECT ANSWER-The action of causing something. Correlation
does not establish causation. Cause and effect relationships = correlation
, Treatment Group - CORRECT ANSWER-Those who are exposed to the
independent variable.
Control Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Those who experience everything
except the variable being tested.
Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-Variable being manipulated by
investigator.
Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-Any variable that can potentially
respond to the changes in the independent variable.
Predictions - CORRECT ANSWER-What you would expect to see happen.
What were the dependent and independent variables during the termite lab? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Independent- The different pens
Dependent- Termites & which way they moved
Peer Review - CORRECT ANSWER-Scientific journals that publish original
research after it has passed the scrutiny of experts who have no direct
involvement in the research under review.
What variables did you control in the pillbug and termite experiments? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The same type of bugs, the time they were in the dishes,
and the distance of the lines.
Goal of Peer Review - CORRECT ANSWER-Non bias and outright fraud.
What are some pitfalls that can lead to wrong conclusions? - CORRECT
ANSWER-There are bias conclusions or poorly constructed research questions.
Do cell phones cause brain cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, because there
isn't enough evidence.
Pseudo-science - CORRECT ANSWER-Characterized by scientific sounding
statements but are not actually based on the scientific method.
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER-An informed, logical and plausible
explanation of observations of the natural world.
What does it mean that a hypothesis must be "falsifiable"? - CORRECT
ANSWER-It must make predictions that can clearly be determined to be true or
false, right or wrong.
What types of questions cannot be explored using scientific methods? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Anything that can't be experimented. Ex: Is God real?
What types of questions can science be used to explore? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Any question, prediction that an be tested in a scientific experiment to
be proven falsifiable.
Scientific Fact - CORRECT ANSWER-A repeatable observation of the natural
world. Confirmed result of an experiment.
What is a "theory" in science? - CORRECT ANSWER-An explanation of a group
of related hypothesis that has been repeatedly confirmed by diverse lines of
evidence.
Why does science never claim to have proven a hypothesis? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Because the hypothesis may be supported by evidence but it is not
proven to be true.
What language do they used when the data indicate their hypothesis is true? -
CORRECT ANSWER-A hypothesis is supported.
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER-Two or more aspects of the natural world
behave in a interrelated manner. If one shows a particular value, we can predict a
value for the other aspect.
Causation - CORRECT ANSWER-The action of causing something. Correlation
does not establish causation. Cause and effect relationships = correlation
, Treatment Group - CORRECT ANSWER-Those who are exposed to the
independent variable.
Control Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Those who experience everything
except the variable being tested.
Independent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-Variable being manipulated by
investigator.
Dependent Variable - CORRECT ANSWER-Any variable that can potentially
respond to the changes in the independent variable.
Predictions - CORRECT ANSWER-What you would expect to see happen.
What were the dependent and independent variables during the termite lab? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Independent- The different pens
Dependent- Termites & which way they moved
Peer Review - CORRECT ANSWER-Scientific journals that publish original
research after it has passed the scrutiny of experts who have no direct
involvement in the research under review.
What variables did you control in the pillbug and termite experiments? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The same type of bugs, the time they were in the dishes,
and the distance of the lines.
Goal of Peer Review - CORRECT ANSWER-Non bias and outright fraud.
What are some pitfalls that can lead to wrong conclusions? - CORRECT
ANSWER-There are bias conclusions or poorly constructed research questions.
Do cell phones cause brain cancer? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, because there
isn't enough evidence.
Pseudo-science - CORRECT ANSWER-Characterized by scientific sounding
statements but are not actually based on the scientific method.
