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Bio I- Scientific Method
Bio I- Scientific Method
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A biology I quiz to review for upcoming exam
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Before a scientist does an experiment she will make a prediction. This prediction is know as a
guess
law
theory
hypothesis
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The first step in the scientific method
Observation
Experiment
Hypothesis
Theory
3
Are sometimes expressed as "if...then" statements
observations
hypotheses
conclusions
theories
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Which order of certainty goes from least to most certain?
hypothesis--> theory --> law
hypothesis --> law --> theory
theory--> hypothesis --> law
law --> theory --> hypothesis
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The group in an experiment that is used as a baseline to compare the test group to
Participants
Placebo Effect
Control Group
Controls
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The variables that a scientist deliberately tries to keep the same in an experiment are called
independent variables
dependent variables
controls
extraneous variables
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When a scientist is done with an experiment he will draw
conclusions
upon other resources
a picture
confounds
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Variables other than IV that were not controlled in experiment & cause uncertainty in results
dependent variable
control group
confusions
confounds
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Which of the following is a prediction
The students look tired
The students will fail the exam because they are tired.
The students are quiet
The students look scared
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Paradoxically scientists are always trying to ____________ or "prove" their theories inaccurate
exclaim
demonstrate
falsify
confound