Question: Scientific Method

Answer: a procedure of research about the nature of science: observation, question, hypothesis, procedure, collect and analyze data, and conclusion

Question: Is the scientific method universal?

Answer: Since there is not just one universal scientific method, scientists can add steps, take out steps, revise, or make models.

Question: Nature of Science:

Answer: 1. Science has a major goal of gaining knowledge

2. Science can lead to the development of scientific theories and scientific laws

3. It’s important to know that science is helping us gain knowledge about how the world works and develops

Question: What’s the difference between an observation and an inference?

Answer: Observations are what you make when you are gathering data. Inferences are logical statements based on the observations gathered.

Question: What’s the difference between constants and controls?

Answer: A control doesn’t receive the “treatment” but constants are variables in the experiment that must remain the same.

Question: Why is a control group generally very important in an experiment?

Answer: The control group can be useful to compare to the experimental groups.

Question: Carbohydrate

Answer: monomer is monosaccharide, elements are C, H, O, example: bread, pasta, fibers

Question: Lipid

Answer: monomer is glycerol & fatty acid, elements are C, H, O, example: butters oil, cholesterol

Question: protein

Answer: monomer is amino acid, elements are C, H, O, N, P, S example: meats, beans, enzymes

Question: nucleic acid

Answer: monomer is nucleotide, elements are C, H, O, N, P, example: DNA, RNA