1. ISSUES IN BIOLOGY & THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD Packet #1 Chapter #1 AP Biology

2. BIOTERRORISM

3. What are some of the pathogens used for bioterrorism and how do they impact humans directly/indirectly? How is biowarfare related to bioterrorism?

4. AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC

5. 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

6. EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS What are embryonic stem cells? How are embryonic stem cells used? What are the benefits/cons of embryonic stem cell research?

7. 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?

8. EMERGENT DISEASES http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/id_links.htm

9. 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?

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

11. SCIENTIFIC METHOD Provide the definition for the scientific method.

12. SCIENTIFIC METHOD What are two possible components of scientific theories?

13. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON STEPS What are the common steps of the scientific method? How is an observation and problem related?

14. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON 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?

15. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON STEPS What is the purpose of an experiment?

16. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON STEPS Examine the importance of having an effective experimental design.

17. EXPERIMENT II What are the types of variables involved during experimentation? Compare and contrast a controlled variable with a control.

18. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON 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?

19. ANOVA

20. SCIENTIFIC METHOD COMMON STEPS What is the purpose of a conclusion? What are the benefits of replicating an experiment?

21. SCIENTIFIC METHOD

22. Scientific Law Define a scientific law.

23. LIMITATIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD What ideas justify that there are limitations to the scientific method?