Amanda Evans
Chapter Content: The Scientific Study of Life
Complete the following questions as you read the first chapter
content—
The Scientific Study of Life:
1. Biology is the scientific study of life.
2. Jane G
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Amanda Evans
Chapter Content: The Scientific Study of Life
Complete the following questions as you read the first chapter
content—
The Scientific Study of Life:
1. Biology is the scientific study of life.
2. Jane Goodall is famous for her research on chimpanzees. Dr.
Goodall observed the chimpanzees for long periods of time and
made numerous observations of them that she recorded very
carefully. Which stage of scientific inquiry is this considered?
A) Exploration
B) Testing
C) Making a hypothesis
D) Drawing a conclusion
3. Use the following figure to answer this question. Assume your
results reject your initial hypothesis as indicated. Briefly explain
why you would not return to the exploration portion of the process
to change the question instead of revising the hypothesis.
You would not return to the exploration portion of the process because you cannot change your data once it’s collected.
4. Match the following terms with the best definition: data, science, hypothesis, experiments, and peer review
- Scientific tests where conditions can be controlled: Experiments
- A tentative explanation for a set of observations: Hypothesis
- A thorough review of scientific results prior to publication: Peer
Review
- Inquiry into how the natural world functions: Science
- Recorded observations: Data
5. The following figure indicates that the testing and communication components of science connect to each other. Briefly explain
how these two components interact to strengthen each other. Hint
—think back to peer review
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