Biology Notes

Science

Inference

• Combining what you know with what you've learned.
• Coming to a logical conclusion based off of observations you've made.
• Ex. I heard a car zooming past me very fast. I heard him hit the breaks then seconds later I heard a crash. I inferred that the car hit something.

Theory

Hypothesis

• Testable explanation of a situation
• a explanation that has Limited evidence, but the starting point for Further investigation.

Control Group:
The group in an experiment or study that does not receive treatment

Experimental Group

• The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Scientific Method

• Identify the Problem
• Make Observations
• Make a hypothesis
• Collect data
• Accept of reject hypothesis

Serendipity