What does biology study?
Living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments.
What is science?
Knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws, especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method.
How does inductive reasoning use related observations?
It uses them to reach a general conclusion.
How does deductive reasoning use a general principle or law?
It uses one to forecast specific results.
What defines the scientific method as a research method?
It uses defined steps, including experiments and careful observation.
What does basic science seek to expand?
Knowledge regardless of its short-term application.
What does applied science aim to solve?
Immediate problems as defined by the researcher.
Which properties of life are listed?
Order, sensitivity or response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing.
What sequence describes biological organization from atoms to the biosphere?
Atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, organisms, populations and communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere.
Which three domains divide living organisms?
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
What do the natural sciences concern?
The physical world, its phenomena, and its processes.
What kinds of causes do scientific explanations allow?
Natural causes.
What can researchers propose when experimental data do not support a hypothesis?
A new hypothesis.
What do reviewers assess during peer review?
Submitted experiments, results, and interpretations.
What kind of process is peer review?
A blind process.
What qualities do peer reviewers assess for publication?
Veracity and merit.
In what order do scientific papers typically present their sections?
Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Literature Cited.
What cellular structure do Bacteria and Archaea lack?
Intracellular organelles.
How many cells make up Bacteria and Archaea?
One cell.
Answer 11 questions on The Study of Life.
1. What makes scientific knowledge distinctively scientific?
2. A researcher notices that several plants exposed to less light grow more slowly, then concludes that reduced light generally slows plant growth. Which reasoning is being used?
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