Nature of Science

A tree losing its leaves in the winter is an example of which characteristic of life

The procedure scientists use to help them explain why things happen is

Which of the following is not one of the 8 characteristics of life

This is a proposed explanation for a set of observations

Summarize findings during this stage of the scientific method.

This is what you’re trying to find out. It’s always written in the form of a question

Which of the following would decrease the validity of an experiment

When you eat glucose in your blood increase. Insulin is secreted and makes glucose go down What type of feedback is this

A hypothesis must always be

This is the first step to the scientific method

You give your dog fruit instead of normal food to see if it eats more what's the Indep Variable

These summarize many hypotheses that have been repeatedly tested and upheld

Your heart rate increasing during exercise is an example of which characteristic of living things?

This is something made using prior knowledge and experience. It helps you form your hypothesis.

When you test how amounts of sunlight impact plant growth. The dependent variable is

Biology is

This is how organisms obtain and break down chemicals/nutrients to use for energy

True or False? A scientific theory is just someone’s opinion or prediction of what will happen

This variable is the responding variable. Also known as the result of an experiment.

This is the variable that is tested during an experiment

Qualitative Data is based on

You give your dog fruit instead of normal food to see if it eats more. What's the control group?