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Warm-up #6
Section 1-3
Examples
Section 1-3
Levels of Organization
Biosphere The part of Earth
that contains all
ecosystems
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community and
its nonliving
surroundings
Hawk, snake, bison, prairie dog, grass, stream, rocks, air
Community
Populations that
live together in a
defined area
Hawk, snake, bison, prairie dog, grass
Population
Group of
organisms of one
type that live in
the same area
Bison herd
Section 1-3
Levels of Organization
Bison
Tissues, organs,
Nervous tissue
Cells
Nervous system
Smallest functional
unit of life
Nerve cell
Groups of atoms;
smallest unit of
Molecules most chemical
compounds
Water
DNA
world.
Collects and organizes
information in an orderly way.
Scientists propose explanations
that can be tested.
Limitations of Science
Science doesn't make
moral judgments
Science doesn't make
aesthetic judgments.
Science doesn't tell you how
to use scientific knowledge
Science doesn't draw conclusions
about supernatural explanations
A definition of Science
Science is an organized way
Section 1-2
Section 1-1
Statement
Object A is round and orange.
Observation Inference
X
X
Object A is a basketball.
Object C is round and black and white.
Object B is smooth.
X
X
Object A is a basketball.
Object B is a table-tennis
ball.
Object C is a soccer ball.
conclusions.
Scientific ideas are sustained by evidence
and cannot be propped up if the
evidence tears them down.
Data is the information gathered
Qualitative- descriptive
appears healthy
Quantitative-counting, measuring
2. 5 cm
Spontaneous Generation
Uncovered jars
Controlled Variables:
jars, type of meat,
location, temperature,
time
Covered jars
Several
days pass
Manipulated Variables:
gauze covering that
keeps flies away from
meat
Responding Variable:
whether maggots
Maggots appear
No maggots appear
appear
CONCLUSION: Maggots form only when flies come in contact with meat. Spontaneous
generation of maggots did not occur.
Broth is boiled.
Broth is free of
microorganisms
for a year.
Curved neck
is removed.
Broth is
teeming with
microorganisms.
Section 1-2
Broth is boiled.
Pasteurs Experiment
Broth is free of
microorganisms
for a year.
Curved neck
is removed.
Broth is
teeming with
microorganisms.
Section 1-2
Pasteurs Experiment
Broth is boiled.
Broth is free of
microorganisms
for a year.
Curved neck
is removed.
Broth is
teeming with
microorganisms.
Section 1-2
Pasteurs Experiment
Broth is boiled.
Broth is free of
microorganisms
for a year.
Curved neck
is removed.
Broth is
teeming with
microorganisms.