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The Scientific Method & The Study of Life
The Scientific Method & The Study of Life
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Questions regarding the scientific method, characteristics of life, and central themes in Biology.
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The group in an experiment that serves at the standard and has all variables being controlled
control group
experimental group
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Which type of variable represents the variable that is observed (a.k.a. responding variable)?
independent variable
dependent variable
3
Which of the following is a difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?
asexual reproduction involves two parents
sexual reproduction involves one parent
sexual reproduction produces offspring the same as parent
asexual reproduction produces offspring same as the parent
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The feeding relationships present within a food web are the example of...
evolution
interdependence in nature
homeostasis
cellular basis of life
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Which of the following is an inference?
The caterpillar has stripes.
The caterpillar is hungry.
The monarch larva has long antennae.
The monarch larva is on a leaf.
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Scientific explanation for observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it
inference
theory
hypothesis
observation
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A good controlled experiment should have more than one independent variable.
False
True
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Noticing/describing events based on your senses is known as...
inference
hypothesis
theory
observation
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There is one set number of steps to the scientific method.
True
False
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Biology is...
the study of fossils
the study of weather
the study of life
the study of plants
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The purpose of peer review in science is to ensure that
scientific research is funded
published results meet the standards of science community
all scientific results are published
the results of an experiment are correct
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Living things maintain a constant internal environment even in a changing environment.
homeostasis
biosphere
stimulus
evolution
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The picture shows that ancestors of horses were once smaller. This is an example of...
unity and diversity of life
science as a way of knowing
evolution
matter and energy
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A scientist measured a bird's wing to be 16 centimeters. This data would be an example of...
quantitative data
qualitative data
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Hot temperatures will cause your body to start sweating. This is an example of...
Living things responding to stimuli
Living things are based on a universal genetic code
Living things grow and develop
Living things reproduce
