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Complete the eve1lls chain about methods a/science. These terllls may be used 1110re thnn once:
accuracy, bias, data, experiment, hypothesis, observation, processing information, sample size.

Scientific inquiry begins with (1)

Sc ientific inquiry involves asking questions and

(2)

l3efore forming a(n) (3)

-_..

, scientists

must make inferences.

Scientists design a(11) (4)

which helps them test their hypothesis, to gather

(5)

When examining th eir research, sc ientists mu st make sure that

they have avoided (6)

, repeated

their tria ls, and collected data from a large enough

(7) _ ___

......._.

l3efore publishing their findings, scientists have their work peer

reviewed for origin a lity and (8) _ _ ._.

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Section 1: Introduction to Biology

In your textbook, read about what biologists do.

Usc each of the terms below only once to complete the passage.
agricultural
environmental

bioengineering
living

Biology is the study of (I)

biologists
mechanical

biotechnology

things and the environment.

People who study biology are called (2)

. Biologists who work

in (3)

research might study how to make crops grow more

efficiently. (4)

biologists \vork to prevent plants and animals

from becoming extinct. Scientists who work in the field of (5) _ ___._._______________.____ __ .._
often research cells, DNA, and living systems to discover new medica 1treatments, and those
who work in (6) __________________________ might study living systems in order to design
(7) _

_ _ _ ___

devices sLlch as artificial Ii rnbs.

In your textbook, read about the characteristics of life.

Refer to the diagrams. Respond to each i{nteme1lt.

A. Flame

B. Euglena

8. list any image that depicts a living thing.

9. Explain why any image you did not list does not depict a Jiving thing.

Read each of the following items.(fit describes a living thing, write yes. If 1Iot, write no.
10. is made of one or more cells
11. cannot respond to its environment
12. requires energy to function

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Numb er the levels of the organization of living things from l through 6 to put them in order
from simplest to most complex.
.- -- , - ----

13. organs

_ _......... _...._._- 14. cell

.. ....

------- 15. orgal1lsm

...._---_.......

17. organ system

- ---.-----.- 16. tissues

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18. biosphere

Read each of the following statements. If it describes a process of reprodllctio11, write yes.

If 1Iot, write no.

19. New leaves appear on a tree in spring.
20. An amoeba divides in half.
21. A bean plant produces seed s in long pods.
22. Pollen grains are released fro m a flower.
23 . A sea star produces a new arm after losing one to a predator.

For earh state1rlellt, circle tire stimulus a1ld underli1le the response.
24 . Your mouth waters at the sight offood on a plate.
25 . There is

<l

sudden drop in air temperature, which gives you goosebul11ps.

26. You get a fever after a virus enters your body.

27. You get "butterflies" in your stOI1l8ch before giving a speech.

Refer to the graph. Respolld to the following state7llent.

28. Name the process that the g raph represents. Describe this process.

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.. .....

--
Correcting mechanism
comes into play.

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Return to best

+2
+1

::1

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a
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Stress
.

Correcting
meci1Jn i,In comes
into play.

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Correcting
mechan i,rTl comes
into play,

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Section 2: The Nature of Science

In your textbook, read about the nature of science.

Complete the table by checking the correct coillmn (5) for each description.

Description

Science

Pseudoscience

1. Studying genes and inheritance

2. Forecasting personality by reading bumps on the head
3. Observing interactions of organisms in the environment
4. Peers reviewing investigations and experiments
5. Telling the future by reading lines on the palms
6.Porming untestable hypotheses based on nonscientific literature
7. Forming test<lble hypotheses based on observations and questions
8. Communicating experimental findings and offering data for peer review

Complete the graphic orgallizer below. These tel'lYlS may be used more thall ollce:
claims

knowledge

peer review

uses (9) _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __

results

scientific

theories

_ theory

expands scientific (10) _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _

tests (11) . ._ _ _ _

The
Nature
'.o,

of

.~

Science

o=

undergoes (12) _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _

challenges accepted (13) _ _ _ __ ._ _ _ _ __ _ _ _

questions (14) - -- - - - - . - - -.. . .

Respond to the following statement.

15. Name two scientific issues that involve ethics.

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Section 3: Methods of Science

In your textbook, read about the methods of science.

lvlatch the definition in Co lumn A with the term in Colul1l1l B.

Column A

Column B

1. a procedure that tests a hypothesis by collecting

information under controlled conditions

A. constant
B. experimental gro up

2. in an experiment, the group that is the standard

against which results are compared
3. in an experiment, the group that is exposed to th e
factor being tested

C. independent va riable
D. experi ment

E. control group
4. the factor that remains fixed in an experi ment

F. dependent variable
5. the condition being changed by the scientist
G.

6. the factor that results from or depends on changes

to the independent variable

hypothesi~

H. data

7. information gained from observation

8. a testable explanation of a si tuation
In your textbook, read about data gathering.

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C'omplete the table by checking the correct column (5) for each descriptioH.

Description

Quantitative
Research

.~

Qualitative
Research

,..'

9. Numerical data

10. Field study of hu nti ng behavior

11. Thermometer, balance sea Ie, sto pwatch
12. Testable hypothesis
13. Measurements from controlled laboratory experiments
14. Purely observational data
15. Binoculars, tape recorder, camera
16. Calculations, graphs, and charts

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