Chapter 1- Other Stuff Flashcards
Science is a way of _______
Knowing
Three things that make science different from other human endeavors
- Deals only with the natural world.
- Collect and organize information in a careful, orderly way, looking for patterns and connections between events.
- Propose explanations that can be tested by examining evidence
Biological science is not a set of _______ that _____ change
Truths; change
Which Greek philosopher made extensive observations of the natural world?
Aristotle. He set up the idea that all living things followed a set of natural rules that were different from those of nonliving things.
How do you design an experiment?
Ask a question
Form a hypothesis
Set up a controlled experiment
Record and analyze results
Who challenged the idea of spontaneous generation?
An Italian physician named Francesco Redi
Who tested Redi’s findings?
John Needham, an English scientist
Lazzaro Spallanzani, an Italian scholar
Who first discovered the first animalcules?
Anton van Leeuwenhoek of the Netherlands
Who redid Spallanzani’s experiment with a different type of flask?
Louis Pasteur, a French scientist.
How did Pasteur’s work impact the world?
He saved the french wine industry and the silk industry. Moreover, he began to uncover the very nature of infectious diseases
