ISSUES IN BIOLOGY & THE SCIENTIFIC METHODPacket #1

Chapter #1

AP Biology

BIOTERRORISM

BIOTERRORISM

What are some of the pathogens used for bioterrorism and how do they impact humans directly/indirectly?

How is biowarfare related to bioterrorism?

AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC

AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC

How do viruses, found in other organisms, potentially impact humans? What are some examples?

What is a flu pandemic? Provide examples of major outbreaks of the

avian flu

EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS

What are embryonic stem cells?

How are embryonic stem cells used?

What are the benefits/cons of embryonic stem cell research?

OVER POPULATION

What is a niche? What is an

organism’s carrying capacity?

What evidence exist for overpopulation of humans?

What are the impacts of overpopulation?

EMERGENT DISEASES

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/id_links.htm

GLOBAL WARMING

What is global warming and what evidence can one find to support it?

Can scientist actually conduct experimentation to support global warming?

Is there evidence today to suggest that earth is experiencing a cooling phase?

BIODIVERSITY

What is biodiversity and what are goals of scientists in relation to it?

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Provide the definition for the scientific method.

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

What are two possible components of scientific theories?

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS What are the common steps of the scientific

method? How is an observation and problem related?

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS What is the purpose of a hypothesis? What are deductive reasoning, inductive

reasoning and hypothetico reasoning? What are examples and how are they related to

each other?

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS What is the purpose of an experiment?

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS

Examine the importance of having an effective experimental design.

EXPERIMENT II What are the types of variables involved

during experimentation? Compare and contrast a controlled variable

with a control.

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS

What is the significance of tables and graphs in an experimental design?

What are common statistical tests and how are they used to analyze scientific data?

ANOVA

SCIENTIFIC METHODCOMMON STEPS

What is the purpose of a conclusion? What are the benefits of replicating an

experiment?

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Scientific Law

Define a scientific law.

LIMITATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD

What ideas justify that there are limitations to the scientific method?