UNIT 1 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES Chapter 2 Biological Processes

UNIT 1: BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES Chapter 2: Biological Processes

SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES AND METHODS • Scientific Processes: All areas of science involve posing _______ about ________ and discovering ______ that can help answer those questions. • Observing and Collecting Data: Observing is the use of one or more of the five _______ to perceive objects or events. Collecting data is the ___________ and _________ of specific information based on observations. • Measuring: Measuring is the process of determining the _________ of an object, the ________ of objects in a group, the _________ of an event, or other characteristics in precise units.

SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES AND METHODS • Organizing Data: Involves placing ___________ and ___________ in some kind of ______ order, such as in a graph, chart, table, or map. • Classifying: The process of grouping objects, organisms, or phenomena into an established _________ scheme. • Hypothesizing: The process of forming _______ statements about ________ phenomena. A statement is testable if evidence can be collected that either ________ the hypothesis or ______ it. • Predicting: Stating in advance the ______ that will be obtained from _______ a ___________. Usually in the form of ___________ statements.

SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES AND METHODS • Experimenting: The process of _________ a _________ or ____________ by carrying out _____________ procedures under _________ conditions. • Controlled Experiment – Based on a comparison of a ________ group or phase with an __________ group or phase. Identical except for one factor, called the ________________________. The responding variable is called the __________. • Analyzing Data: The process of determining whether data are _______ and whether they _______ or _______ a given ________ or ___________.

SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES AND METHODS • Inferring: The process of drawing ___________ on the basis of _____ instead of direct perception. • Modeling: Involves constructing a ____________ of an object, a system, or a process that helps show relationships between _____. • Communicating: Sharing __________. • Scientific Methods: A combination of some or all of the ______ in a _______ way that best suits a particular ____________________. • Theory: The most __________________ for a set of ____, based on the best available ___________.