University:
Bradley University
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BIO 312 | Developmental Biology
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2021
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414

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31
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Angelica Rose

1-2 How Scientists Work 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment How do scientists test hypotheses? Whenever possible, a hypothesis should be tested by an experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time. All other variables should be kept unchanged, or controlled. 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Designing an Experiment The process of testing a hypothesis includes: • Asking a question • Forming a hypothesis • Setting up a controlled experiment • Recording and analyzing results • Drawing a conclusion 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Asking a Question Many years ago, people wanted to know how living things came into existence. They asked: How do organisms come into being? 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Forming a Hypothesis One early hypothesis was spontaneous generation, or the idea that life could come from nonliving matter. For example, most people thought that maggots spontaneously appeared on meat. In 1668, Redi proposed a different hypothesis: that maggots came from eggs that flies laid on meat. 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Setting Up a Controlled Experiment The variable that is deliberately changed is called the manipulated variable. The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable is called the responding variable. 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Redi’s Experiment Uncovered jars Controlled Variables: jars, type of meat, Location, temperature, time Covered jars 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Redi’s Experiment Manipulated Variable: Gauze covering that keeps flies away from meat Responding Variable: whether maggots appear Several days pass. Maggots appear. No maggots appear. 1-2 How Scientists Work Redi’s Experiment Designing an Experiment 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Recording and Analyzing Results Scientists keep written records of their observations, or data. Sometimes drawings are used to record certain kinds of observations. 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Today, researchers use computers to record their work. Online storage makes it easier for researchers to review the data. 1-2 How Scientists Work Designing an Experiment Drawing a Conclusion Scientists use the data from an experiment to evaluate a hypothesis and draw a valid conclusion. Redi’s results supported the hypothesis that maggots were produced by flies, not spontaneous generation. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Repeating Investigations Scientists repeat experiments to be sure that the results match those already obtained. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Needham's Test of Redi's Findings Needham challenged Redi’s results by claiming that spontaneous generation could occur under the right conditions. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Needham’s Test of Redi’s Findings • Needham sealed a bottle of gravy and heated it. • After several days, the gravy was swarming with microorganisms. • Needham concluded that these organisms came from the gravy by spontaneous generation. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Spallanzani's Test of Redi's Findings Gravy is boiled. Gravy is boiled. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Spallanzani's Test of Redi's Findings Flask is open. Flask is sealed. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Spallanzani's Test of Redi's Findings Gravy is teeming with microorganisms. Gravy is free of microorganisms. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Pasteur's Test of Spontaneous Generation • Louis Pasteur conclusively disproved the hypothesis of spontaneous generation. • Pasteur showed that all living things come from other living things. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations Pasteur’s Experiment Broth is boiled Broth is free of microorganisms for a year. Curved neck is removed. Broth is teeming with microorganisms. 1-2 How Scientists Work Repeating Investigations The Impact of Pasteur’s Work Pasteur saved the French wine industry, which was troubled by unexplained souring of wine. He saved the silk industry, which was endangered by a silkworm disease. He began to uncover the nature of infectious diseases, showing that they were the result of microorganisms. 1-2 How Scientists Work When Experiments Are Not Possible When Experiments Are Not Possible It is not always possible to do an experiment to test a hypothesis. For example: • Wild animals must be observed without disturbing them. • Ethical considerations prevent some experiments. By carefully planning alternative investigations, scientists can discover reliable patterns that add to scientific understanding. 1-2 How Scientists Work How a Theory Develops How does a scientific theory develop? 1-2 How Scientists Work How a Theory Develops How a Theory Develops As evidence from numerous investigations builds up, a hypothesis may become so well supported that scientists consider it a theory. In science, the word theory applies to a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations. 1-2 How Scientists Work How a Theory Develops No theory is considered absolute truth. As new evidence is uncovered, a theory may be revised or replaced by a more useful explanation. 1–2 In an experiment, the variable that is deliberately changed is called the a. control. b. manipulated variable. c. responding variable. d. constant control 1–2 The mistaken belief that living organisms can arise from nonliving matter is called a. biogenesis. b. Pasteur's theory. c. spontaneous generation. d. Spallanzani’s hypothesis. 1–2 Which of the following was the manipulated variable in Redi’s experiment? a. the kind of meat used b. the temperature the jars were kept at c. the gauze covering on some jars d. the kind of fly that visited the jars 1–2 A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations is a a. hypothesis. b. variable. c. control. d. theory. 1–2 A scientific explanation does not become a theory until a. a majority of scientists agree with it. b. it has been supported by evidence from numerous investigations and observations. c. it is first proposed as an explanation. d. it is published in a textbook. END OF SECTION

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