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Content: Hypothesis 4.Prediction 5.Experiment 6. Results 7. Conclusion
Describe and distinguish between objective and subjective observations
1. objective - those that can be verified repeated and consistently interpreted by different observers. Often involve counting or measuring. 2. subjective - observations are those that are observer specific and may not be interpreted in the same way by different people. Subjective observations must be transformed into more objective observations
Independent Variable
the cause
Dependent Variable
the effect
control
in which all the factors are the same as the test group, except that the factor being tested is left in its normal, manipulated state
protocol
description of steps in a scientific investigation is often referred to as a protocol
experiment
the purpose of an experiment is to test a hypothesis
Prokaryotes
are unicellular organisms that lack membrane bound organelles including a nucleus. Function without true nuclei and membrane bound organelles. DNA is organized differently from that of all other organisms.