Vocabulary Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Lepidoptera
an order of insects that comprises the butterflies and moths. They have four large scale-covered wings that bear distinctive markings, and larvae that are caterpillars.
Danaus plexippus
a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the toxins in the plant to render both itself and the adult unpalatable to predators.
Butterfly Weed: Asclepias tuberosa
a North American milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) with showy orange flowers borne on erect leafy stems.
Common Milkweed: Asclepias
a species of flowering plant
Observing
notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
Quantitative observation
an objective collection of data for analysis based on their numerical and statistical attributes.
Qualitative Observation
research method in which researchers collect data using their five senses, sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing
Inferring
deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
Predicting
say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
Objective
something toward which effort is directed
Subjective
relating to or determined by the mind as the subject of experience
Classifying
denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative
Estimating
roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
Making Models
making a representation of something to help you understand it better. Some models can be maps, mathematical equations, life cycles boards, models of animals, “The Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly”, globes, computer simulations. Models help people study things that cannot be observed directly.
Science
the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Citizen Science
the collection and analysis of data relating to the natural world by members of the general public, typically as part of a collaborative project with professional scientists
Curiosity
a strong desire to know or learn something.
Honesty
the quality of being honest.
Creativity
the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.
Open-mindedness
the readiness to consider something without prejudice
a skeptical attitude\
, the attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas
Good Ethics
well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness
Personal Bias
a prejudice in favor of against one thing, person or group compared with another
Experimental Bias
a type of cognitive bias that occurs when experimenters allow their expectations to affect their interpretation of observations
