ch1. science and marine biology
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mommybritt32709 on January 6, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 marine biology | The study of living organisms that inhabit the seas and of their interactions with each other and their enviorment |
| control set | the trial set in an experiment that does not contain the experimental variable. |
| experimental set | the trill set in an experiment that contains the experimental variable |
| Observational science | science in which hypotheses are supported or denied in the basis of observations alone rather than controlled experiments |
| Contributions of Aristotle on marine biology | He developed a classification which he called "ladder of life" had descriptions of over 500 species. Also figured out that gills helped fish breath and detailed the anatomy of the cuttlefish |
| hypothesis | an explanation for observed events that can be tested by experiments |
| Plankton | organisms that float or drift in the seas current |
| inductive reasoning | a process of reasoning whereby a general explanation is derived from a series of observations |
| Approximately how much of the earth is covered by oceans? | 71% |
| philny the elder and contributions to marine bio | 37 volume of "natural history" contains info about terrestrial animals and fish and bivalves (shellfish) |
| theory | represents a body of observations and experimental support have stood the test of time |
| ocean productivity | the production of organic matter by photosynthetic and chemo synthetic marine organisms |
| deductive reasoning | a process of reasoning in which observations suggest a general principle from which a specific statement can be derived. |
| experimental variable | the trial set in an experiment that contains the experiemtnal variable |
| oceanography | the study of the oceans and their phenomena such as waves currents and tides. |
| steps of scientific method | 1) making observations 2) using inductive reasoning to form a hypothesis 3) using deductive reasoning to design experiments 4) gathering results 5) drawing conclusions |
| 3 accomplishments of charles darwin | produced monograph on barnacles that is still used today. made theory of organisms adapting acceptable. wrote a book about natural selection |
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