Human bio

Question 1

what is a hypothesis

Answer 1

a possible explanation to account for observations.

“if, then” statement

Question 2

What is anatomy?

Answer 2

Structure of the Body

Question 3

What is Anthropology?

Answer 3

It is the relationship between the biological, cultural, geographical and historical aspects of humans (some people use it to mean human biology, but human biology covers a wider field).

Question 4

What is Biochemistry?

Answer 4

It is the chemistry of living things

Question 5

What is cytology?

Answer 5

Study of cells

Question 6

What is demography?

Answer 6

Statistical study of populations

Question 7

What is embryology?

Answer 7

Development from fertilisation to birth

Question 8

What is genetics?

Answer 8

How characteristics are passed from generation to generation.

Question 9

What is molecular biology?

Answer 9

Macromolecules of the cell

Question 10

What is Nutrition?

Answer 10

Food requirements of humans

Question 11

What is palaeontology?

Answer 11

Fossils

Question 12

What is physiology?

Answer 12

Functioning of living things

Question 13

What is prehistory?

Answer 13

The past, before the time of written records

Question 14

What is primatology?

Answer 14

Non-human members of the order Primates - apes, monkeys, lemurs, lorises and tarsiers

Question 15

What is psychology?

Answer 15

Human behaviour

Question 16

Sociology

Answer 16

Nature of human society

Question 17

What is literature review?

Answer 17

The search for a solution to a problem will involve a review of books, scientific journals and the internet to see what information has already been collected.
the reviewing of books, journals and internet to see if a problem is already solved

Question 18

What is observation?

Answer 18

The use of senses, instruments that enhance the senses, to gather information, like a microscope or a stethoscope.
scientists look for patterns, trends in order to draw conclusions.

Question 19

What is objectivity?

Answer 19

Not allowing thoughts or feeling to influence how you record or interpret observations.

Question 20

when is an experiment valid?

Answer 20

The extent to which an experiment tests what it is meant to test. How minimised the uncontrolled variables are.

Question 21

what is science

Answer 21

2 aspects, science is a process of inquiry - a way of finding out about human beings, their living and non living environments.
it is a body of knowledge - knowledge gained by systematic observation and testing of ideas.
knowledge is increasing.

Question 22

what is human biology?

Answer 22

the scientific study relating of humans and their interactions with their environment.

Question 23

give an example of observation

Answer 23

scientists who study the behaviour of monkeys and apes towards one another.
microbiologists study the structure of bacteria and viruses using electron microscopes.

Question 24

classification

Answer 24

the grouping of organisms based on the simialiarites between their characteristics; the placement of organisms into groups.

Question 25

what is a variable

Answer 25

any factor that may change during an experiment

Question 26

what is frequency

Answer 26

the number of times an event occurs

Question 27

what is a control

Answer 27

a procedure carried out to give a comparison in an experiment

Question 28

what is a control

Answer 28

a procedure carried out to give a comparison in an experiment

Question 29

what are the controlled variables

Answer 29

variables that are controlled during an experiment

Question 30

what are the uncontrolled variables

Answer 30

factors in an experiment that area not kept the same between the control and experimental set ups

Question 31

reliability

Answer 31

the extent in which the experiment gives the same result each time it is performed

Question 32

repetition

Answer 32

performing the same experiment many times

Question 33

data

Answer 33

observations and measurements; the results of an experiment

Question 34

table

Answer 34

an organised and concise means of presenting data

Question 35

graph

Answer 35

a visual way of representing data so it is easy to see trends and make predictions.

Question 36

ratio

Answer 36

a numerical statement of how one variable relates to the other.

Question 37

rate

Answer 37

a ratio that shows how long it takes to do something

Question 38

mean

Answer 38

the average set of data

Question 39

outliers

Answer 39

measurements well beyond the range of the rest of the measurements in a set. may be excluded when calculating the mean.

Question 40

frequency distribution

Answer 40

a table summarising data by shoeing how often a variable occurs, frequency table

Question 41

characteristics of reports?

Answer 41

it is impersonal and written in past tense.

Question 42

what does a scientific report include?

Answer 42

- title - name of author - Introduction - stating the nature of the problem and hypothesis tested - materials and equipment - list of apparatus used - procedure - describing how the investigation was carried out. - results - tables, graphs, diagrams, photos - discussion - includes comments about the results and how they relate to the hypothesis - conclusion - states whether the hypothesis is supported or disproved and summarises what can be concluded - further research - suggests areas for further investigation - references - books - acknowledgements - ppl who helped