Chapter 2 Exam Preview

1. In the Scientific method ( or PETS), what is the first step? (What does the P stand for?)

2. If I make a claim that "Penicillin will have an effect on virus X" Is this an example of an observation, conclusion, hypothesis or problem? Choose one.

3. If a hypothesis has undergone many tests and hasn't been disproved, we can now regard it as a (theory, hypothesis, law) Choose one.

4. Life comes from other life is what theory?

5. What theory of life did Aristotle believe in?

6. In Redi's experiment, what was the variable he used to make his experiment a good one? (Hint, think about the jars).

7. If warming destroys some spark of life then boiling will kill more, so said who?

8. Know Pasteur's experiment.

9. Biogenesis is the theory we go with now for the origin of life, but is it the last word on this subject?

10. Define Pure science.

11. Define applied science.

12. Have a definition for these terms. You will have to match the term to its definition in the test.

Abiogenesis

control group

data

hypothesis

variable

experiment

theory

biogenesis

Pasteur

Essay: Using PETS, create an experimental plan to test a new medicine against the bacteria called E.coli.