science and taxonomy

Question 1

the kinds of questions we ask when conducting science are

Answer 1

‘what’ and ‘why’ questions

Question 2

what are the two types/categories of questions?

Answer 2

proximate and ultimate

Question 3

proximate questions deal with?

Answer 3

the mechanism, and do not always require evolutionary explanations

Question 4

ultimate questions are?

Answer 4

concerned with evolutionary origins and functions

Question 5

observations develop?

Answer 5

questions and hypothesis

Question 6

in experimentation, questions are _______ and _________ in a controlled way?

Answer 6

asked, answered

Question 7

the documentation of of appearance, behavior and distribution of organisms is called?

Answer 7

natural history

Question 8

natural history provides?

Answer 8

raw materials for hypothesis testing

Question 9

observations look at the ‘if’ and ‘then when formulating a?

Answer 9

hypothesis

Question 10

what is a hypothesis?

Answer 10

predictions that are testable and falsifiable

Question 11

can data prove a hypothesis is correct?

Answer 11

no!

Question 12

what are the steps, in order, in the scientific method? (5)

Answer 12

1. observation
2. question
3. hypothesis
4. predictions
5. hypothesis testing

Question 13

predictions look at what component of a hypothesis?

Answer 13

‘if’ and ‘then’

Question 14

in experimentation, what is designed (1) and tested (1)?

Answer 14

the experiment is designed and the hypothesis is tested

Question 15

what are the two types of groups in experiments?

Answer 15

control and test group

Question 16

the system of rules for naming organisms is referred to as?

Answer 16

nomenclature

Question 17

what is the difference between taxonomy and systematics?

Answer 17

taxonomy is naming and classifying organisms, whereas systematics classifies organisms based on evolutionary history

Question 18

what is phylogeny?

Answer 18

a classification of organisms based on ancestry