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What are the 4 characteristics of a good scientist?
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skeptical, open minded, honest, and able to admit mistakes.
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What does the word biology mean?
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The study of life.
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Zoology
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The study of animals
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Botany
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the study of plants
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cytology
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The study of cells
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herpetology
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the study of reptile&hibians
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genetics
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the study of genes/heredity
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taxonomy
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the study of classification
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Anatomy
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the study of living structures
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Physiology
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the study of living functions
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Histology
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the study of tissues
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Microbiology
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the study of micro organisms
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Ichthyology
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the study of fish
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Ornithology
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the study of birds
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Entomology
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the study of insects
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Galen
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First anatomical drawings
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Vesalius
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First human disection, father of anatomy, grave robber
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Harvey
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showed blood circulated, father of physiology
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Pasteur
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developed vaccines for rabbies and anthrax. discovered pasteurization
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Darwin
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modern theory of evolution
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Mendel
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Father of genetics
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Fleming
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discovered penicillin, father of antibiotics
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Salk&Sabin
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discovered Polio vaccine
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Watson and crick
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discovered DNA model
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Theory
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a hypothesis generally excepted as true
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Law
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A well tested theory never tested wrong
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List and describe the steps to the scientific research method
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Observe
observe some aspect of nature.
Check to see what others have discovered about...
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Control
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That which stays the same to be used for comparison
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Independent Variable
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the part that has been manipulated by the scientist
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dependent variable
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the result of the change or manipulation in the experiment
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Hypothesis
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an educated guess about the problem
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Descriptive (qualitative) data
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used to describe the basic features of the data in a study .
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Quantitative Data
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a type of information that can be counted or expressed numerically.
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observation versus inference
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observations are stated facts that are right and true to anyone and everyone, and inference...
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