Life Science Chapter 1

data

• any information scientists collect by observing nature

• a type of software used for data analysis

• a method of collecting samples in a lab

• a statistical tool for measuring trends

scientific inquiry

• a systematic way to examine the world so that we can learn about it

• a random method of exploring ideas

• a process of guessing and checking

• a way to ignore evidence and rely on intuition

models

• Models are only used in scientific research.

• Models explain, describe, or represent something in the world.

• Models are always physical objects.

• Models are irrelevant in modern studies.

variables

• The factors that remain constant.

• The factors that change.

• The factors that are irrelevant.

• The factors that are always dependent.

hypothesis

• an initial explanation for the problem

• a final conclusion based on evidence

• a random guess without basis

• a detailed analysis of data

theories

• models that scientists use as frameworks to explain their observations

• unproven ideas that lack scientific support

• random guesses made by researchers

• personal beliefs of scientists about the universe

creation mandate

• In Genesis 1, God made people to have dominion over the earth (Gen. 1:26–28)

• In Genesis 2, God created the heavens and the earth in six days

• In Genesis 3, God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge

• In Genesis 1, God created animals to rule over the earth

life science

• the study of life

• the study of rocks

• the study of stars

• the study of weather

controlled experiment

• a method for testing multiple factors simultaneously

• a way for a scientist to test the way he/she thinks something works by examining the effect of one factor at a time

• a procedure that involves random sampling of subjects

• a technique used to analyze data after an experiment

organisms

• living things

• non-living entities

• inanimate objects

• artificial constructs