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An Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method
An Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method
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A biology quiz to introduce the scientific method and key assumptions in science
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You want to know if eating more meat makes you run faster. The dependent variable is ______?
How much meat you eat
How fast you run
How far you run
What shoes you are wearing
2
Are you going to study hard for the unit test?
Yes, super hard!
Yes
Yes, very hard
Yes, very very hard
3
The rate of seed germination is faster
Without water
In vinegar
In a dark environment
In bleach
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A variable that you are changing/manipulating is called __________________
A constant
The dependent variable
The independent variable
The control variable
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A variable that you are trying to keep the same in all groups is called
The dependent/measured variable
A constant (control variable)
The independent/manipulated variable
The control group
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The purpose of a graph is
To select a variable
To help you plan a procedure
To prove your hypothesis is right
To visualize data
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This is NOT a key assumption in science
Science can answer all kinds of questions
Scientific knowledge can change
Science is concerned with understanding the natural world
Scientific claims require evidence
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This is a key assumptions in science
Science is done by people and is subject to bias
Scientific studies are always accurate
Science is the only way of knowing
All science uses the scientific method
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When comparing values from distinct groups or averages between groups, you need
A line graph
A legend
A scatter plot
A bar graph
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A good hypothesis is
Testable
Quantifiable
Unchangeable
Questionable
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A graph should always include
Independent and dependent variables
A consistent scale
Labels and units
Title
12
You need a legend for your graph when
There is one line on a graph
You never need a legend for your graph
You always need a legend for your graph
There are multiple lines or bars per category
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You can only change one of these in an experiment
A variable
A constant
A control group
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The rate of a process in biology is
The 'run' of a line graph
Calculated from a bar graph
The slope of the line graph (rise over run)
The 'rise' of the line graph
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How does temperature affect the average lifespan of a fly?
The question is not specific enough
The question is untestable
The question is too long
The question is testable
16
Seed germination cannot happen without
Vinegar
Water
Soil
Sun
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You wonder if getting more sleep makes students do better on tests. The independent variable is
The number of students
How students do on tests
What students ate for breakfast
How much sleep students get
18
Which of these is an abiotic factor
Bacteria
Humidity
Lion
Earthworm
19
A theory is ......
Something that is true forever and ever
Something that changes all the time
Worded in if - then form
Supported by a lot of evidence
20
Which of the following is a proper hypothesis?
My group believes that sun affects plants
I think plants grow more with light
If I add water, then my plant will grow taller
Plants don't grow
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Why shouldn't you change more than one independent variable at a time?
You won't be able to tell what is affecting your results
Because your graph will be upside down
You will not be able to measure it
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What is a control group in an experiment
What you measure
What you compare results to
What you graph
What you change between groups
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The title in a graph should ...
Include information about the variables on both axes
Include information about the variable on the Y-axis
Be non specific
Include information about the variable on the x-axis
24
Which of these are biotic factors?
A tree
A rock
Temperature
pH
