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Scientific Inquiry

Science is the investigation of the ______________ ________________. Biology is the branch of science that studies ___________ _______________ and the environments they live in.

The Scientific Method

The scientific method is a __________________ used during a scientific ____________________ to answer a scientific question.
• Qualitative data is something that can’t be
________________ but can change over time.
Scientific inquiry can’t answer questions about a person’s beliefs, ethics, _________________, and feelings.

Which of these are questions that science can answer?

A. Was the flu vaccine more effective this year than last year?
B. Is it ethical to use stem cells in human research?
C. Does a drop in temperature affect the number of offspring that frogs produce?
D. Will people feel better if they eat organic produce instead of conventionally grown produce?
E. Are coffee drinkers worried about their heart disease risk?

Construct Hypotheses and Predictions
A hypothesis is a plausible __________________ for a particular fact. The hypothesis needs to be ____________________ or ____________________ based on collected evidence. All studies must have at least one hypothesis.