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Title: Core Biology Notes
Description: This is chapter 1 of biology class. It includes scientific method, differences between science and medicine, and conversions.
Description: This is chapter 1 of biology class. It includes scientific method, differences between science and medicine, and conversions.
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Chapter 1
3 main types of science
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
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Science: Latin- to have knowledge
Natural Philosophy: love of knowledge to the natural world
Scientific method
o Observation
o Question
o Hypothesis
▪ (key) attempt to answer your question based on previous knowledge
▪ Hypo-thesis: below strong statement
o Test (more observations)
▪ Collecting more data/information that addresses hypothesis
o Accept or reject
▪ Not proven
▪ Many lines of evidence that supports hypothesis
o Theory
▪ Elevated hypothesis because of supported hypothesis
▪ Many lines of evidence support the same thing
4 basic laws
Laws are universal
o occur everywhere in the universe
o out of experiments to continue proving a theory
o all experiments support hypothesis
Science
1) observation
2) question
3) hypothesis
4) test
5) accept or reject
Medicine
1) scientific method
2) question
3) diagnosis
4) treatment (test diagnosis)
5) accept or reject
science
1) observation
2) question
3) hypothesis
4) test
crime scene
1) observation
2) question
3) theory (hypothesis)
4) evidence
5) arrest
• science is about logic
• problem with the way we use theory in real world versus science
science
medicine differences
1) separate into control groups
1) can’t make control groups
2) not treated the same
2) have to treat all patients the same
1) 50… antibiotic… 7-10 days…49 cleared up
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2 pounds
1) use length to determine volume
2) cc= cubic centimeter = 1gram
3) 1 liter =1000ml
Gallon
US System
1) 128 oz
Title: Core Biology Notes
Description: This is chapter 1 of biology class. It includes scientific method, differences between science and medicine, and conversions.
Description: This is chapter 1 of biology class. It includes scientific method, differences between science and medicine, and conversions.