ISB 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Computer Data Storage, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies Biological
• Course: ISB 202
• Professor: All

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Science- what you can prove/repeat, based on facts. Scientific method: observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, variables are controlled, conclusion, may be based on inductive or deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning- assumes the observations for a small set of facts are true for the entire set of facts. Biotech revolution : dna structure was discovered- watson and crick 1953. 1970"s biotech: discovered that enzyme could cut out single gene, allowed isolation and movement of single gene for a specific trait. **education is instructor"s answer to most world problems. Life is the ability to : metabolize (metabolism-obtaining, using, or storing energy, grow, respond to stimuli, reproduce. All of us start as female embryos. Testosterone is responsible for human sex drive (libido: ldl=bad(builds up in arteries), hdl=good(breaks down. ***in developing countries, they have to grow beans and cereals to get enough amino acids. **caloric conversion is 7:1 for animals to produce meat (too expensive) Incredibly diverse- can be producers or consumers.