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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| The driving forces for the development of science: | curiosity and inquiry |
| Serendipity | fortunate accident or lucky surprise (How Penicillin was discovered) |
| Fields of science are related to the ____ ____ and its phenomena are considered _____ _____. | physical world; natural sciences |
| Natural sciences can be divided into two categories: 1. 2. | 1. Life sciences: which study living things-biology 2. Physical sciences: which study nonliving matter-astronomy, geology, chemistry, and physics (Some disciplines like biochemistry are build on both life and physical sciences and are interdisciplinary) |
| Two Types of Science | 1. Basic Science: It is not focused on developing a product, and the immediate goal is to collect data and gain knowledge 2. Applied Science: uses science to solve real-world problems (Can work together - the human genome product) |
| Biology | A branch of natural science that study living organisms and their interactions with the environment. Bios: Life Logos: Study |
| Science aims to understand.... | the natural world through observation and reasoning |
| Inductive vs. Deductive Reasoning | Inductive Reasoning: From specific circumstances, general predictions are made Deductive Reasoning: From general ideas, specific predictions are made |
| Hypothesis | A suggested/proposed explanation for a specific event/phenomenon that need to be tested for validation. -Must be testable and falsifiable -based on previous research in the field, can be tested using validated techniques, and repeatable -uses deductive reasoning |
| Scientific Method Steps | 1. Obeservation 2. Question 3. Hypothesis (Answer) 4. Prediction 5. Experiment 6. Result |
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