Intro

Question 1

From the Latin word “Scientia,” Which means to know or knowledge.

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Science

Question 2

The systemized knowledge of our physical world and its phenomena

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Science

Question 3

Science is also known to be a ________ that involves reasoning, and an ________ that involves questions, observations, and experimentations.

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Thinking; investigating

Question 4

The pursuit of knowledge covering general truths or the operations of fundamental flaws

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Science

Question 5

Two methods of reasoning and differentiate them from each other

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Inductive reasoning - specific to general. Commonly used in descriptive sciences

Deductive reasoning - from general to specific. Commonly used in hypothesis-based science

Question 6

Which is which:
Idea - observations - conclusion =?

Observations - analysis - theory =?

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Deductive reasoning; Inductive reasoning.

Question 7

A method of research with defined steps that include experimentation and careful observation

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Scientific method

Question 8

State the 5 steps in scientific method.

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-Observation
-Question
-Hypothesis
-experiment
-conclusion/result

Question 9

Differentiate hypothesis with theory with law

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Hypothesis - predictive explanation.
Theory - From hypothesis, it will become theory once they are verified.
Law - Absolute truth. Observable truth. Accepted to be TRUE by the scientific community

Question 10

What are the three broad branches of science

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Social science, abstract science, and natural science.

Question 11

What are the two type of natural science

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Physical science and biological science

Question 12

What are the three studies that are under the biological science

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Botany, zoology, and microbiology

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Who is the father of zoology

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Aristotle

Question 14

Father of microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

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Botany is also known as

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Phytology

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Father of botany

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Theophrastus

Question 17

Living systems exhibit a unique and complex molecular structure. This is known as?

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Chemical uniqueness

Question 18

Composition of large molecules is known as

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Macromolecules

Question 19

It makes life unique and have a complex organizational structure

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Macromolecules

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Contain the same kind of atoms and chemical bonds as those found in non-living things

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Chemical uniqueness

Question 21

What are the 4 types of biomolecules

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Lipids
Nucleic acids
Carbs
Proteins

Question 22

State the hierarchical organization or the hierarchy of levels in terms of the complexity of a specimen

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Macromolecules
Cells
Organisms
Populations
Species

Question 23

The ability to reproduce either sexually or asexually.

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Reproduction

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2 phenomena of reproduction

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Heredity - transmission of traits from parents to offspring
Variation - production of differences among traits of different individuals

Question 25

Responsible for determining the physical and behavioral traits of an organism

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Genetic program

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Encode structures of the protein molecules needed for organismal development and functioning

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Nucleic acids

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Long molecule made up of nucleotides that stores genetic information

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DNA

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Correspondence between the sequence of bases in DNA and the sequence of amino acids in the protein

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Genetic code

Question 29

A wide range of process such as respiration, digestion, and the synthesis of new molecules, which are essential for animals

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Metabolism

Question 30

What are the two main category of metabolism. Differentiate

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Catabolism - breakdown of molecules to smaller units that releases energy Anabolism - Uses energy and create new molecules

Question 31

Study of organismal interactions with an environment

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Ecology

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The study of animal life

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Zoology

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Study of external structures of living organisms

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Morphology

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Study of structure of internal organs

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Anatomy

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Study of structures and function of the cell

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Cytology

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Study of transmission of characters from one generation to another

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Genetics

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Study of identification, classification, and nomenclature of living organisms

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Taxonomy

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Study of animal behavior

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Ethology

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Study of fishes

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Ichthyology

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Study of birds

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Ornithology

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Study of mammals

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Mammalogy

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Study of lizards

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Saurology

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Study of worms

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Helminthology

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Study of viruses

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Virology

Question 45

Study of molluscan shells

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Conchology

Question 46

Who made Historia Animalium

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Aristotle

Question 47

Who wrote Naturalis Historia

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Pliny the elder

Question 48

Who wrote De animalibus

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Albert Magnus

Question 49

Father of modern zoology

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Conrad Gesner

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Who published the Historiae Animalium

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Conrad Gesner

Question 51

Comprehensive encyclopedia with over 4500 species of animal

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Historiae Animalium

Question 52

The period where intense exploration and discovery was important in the zoology field because it allowed

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Age of exploration

Question 53

the age where zoology knowledge is now obtained not just by systematic observation but also with DISSECTION.

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Renaissance

Question 54

The process by which the species of living organisms changes over time

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evolution

Question 55

Most recognizable theory of evolution

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Darwinism

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5 major theories of Darwinism

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Evolution as such Common descent - all living things share a common ancestor. Multiplication of species - Species arise from existing ones. Gradualism - Small and continuous changes Natural Selection - survival of the fittest.

Question 57

Are the units of hereditary information that encode for specific traits

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Genes

Question 58

Are egg and sperm cell

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Gametes

Question 59

Are found in the nucleus of animal cells and are usually paired

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Chromosomes

Question 60

Father of genetics

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Gregor Mendel

Question 61

States that for any given trait, an organism has two copies of the gene responsible for that trait, and these copies segregate or separate from each other during the formation of reproductive cells.

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Law of segregation

Question 62

States that different genes are inherited independently of each other

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Law of independent assortment