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Basic scientific method for Biology
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The purpose of a procedure is to....
Make you do more writing
Keep other people from copying
Make sure that the participants know exactly what's happenin
Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.
2
The effect of amount of light on plant growth. What is the IV?
The type of plant
Amount of Light
Plant growth
The amount of Soil
3
If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's
Reliable
a good experiment
Not reliable
Perfect
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This is when you state whether your hypothesis was correct, your errors, and what you do next.
Procedure
Problem
Graph
Conclusion
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A good hypothesis must
Be testable
Make a prediction
Be based in logical observations
All the above
6
Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?
Not controlling variables and doing 100 trials
Not controlling variables and doing one trial.
Controlling variables and doing 100 trials
Controlling all variables and doing one trial
7
Select the correctly written hypothesis
What happens if you train dogs?
Dogs are friendly
If you treat dogs well then they will be friendly.
If you train dogs more they might be better.
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True or False: Only people with degrees in science can conduct experiments.
True
False
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The dependent variable is the.....
Stays the same
Is known before the experiment
Changed by the scientist
Results
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What is the first thing you do if you are in the lab and you spill chemicals on your hands?
Pull the chemical shower
Get the fire extinguisher
Scream
Tell the instructor
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The effect of the amount of light on plant growth. This would be a good....
Dependent variable
Title for a graph
Independent variable
Hypothesis
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What is the independent variable
When you hold something constant
The outcome
The variable measured
The variable being tested and changed
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How is a control variable different than the dependent variable?
Control Variables remain constant.
Control variables are the outcome.
Control variables are what the scientist is testing.
Control variables are the same as dependent variables.
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What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group
The experimental group is larger
The experimental group gets results
The experimental group is independent
The experimental group get the IV done on them
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A control group helps an experiment because it give the scientist
More participants
None of the above
A group to compare experimental results to
More work
