systematized knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and fostered through the scientific method
vs
a methodical approach to the acquisition of knowledge
Observation - metric system
Question - be curious
Hypothesis - convert question to statement to be tested
Prediction - if hypothesis is true then certain event should take place
if hypothesis is false then that event should not take place
Experiment - a manipulated condition (treatment) is observed
next to unmanipulated condition (control)
Analysis - mean, standard deviation, other statistical testing
Decision - hypothesis is rejected or not (note: not ever proven)
Metric English length meter inch foot yard mile weight gram ounce pound ton volume liter t T C pt qt gal bbl time sec sec temp °C 0-100 °F 32-212 many others
prefixes multiplier descriptor sci notation kilo- 1000 one thousand 103 centi- 1/100 one hundredth 10-2 milli- 1/1,000 one thousandth 10-3 micro- 1/1,000,000 one millionth 10-6 nano- 1/1,000,000,000 one billionth 10-9
| Kingdom Plantae | |
| Division Anthophyta | |
| Class Di/Monocotyledonae | |
| Order | |
| Family | |
| Genus----------------------------> | Latin Binomial |
| Species epithet--------------> | |
| Variety (cultivar) |
the study of plant life
the study of normal plant function
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