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LC Biology Scientific method
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The term given to something being noticed is called...
Hypothesis
Investigation
Conclusion
Observation
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Which of these best describes a fair sample
Large, male, all ages
Large, female, all ages
large, random
small, random
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What was the name of the drug whose misinterpretation of results led to deformities in children
Morning sickness
Thalidomide
Myxamatosis
Advil
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Whether behaviour in an experiment is right or wrong is called...
Euthanasia
Morals
Ethics
Cloning
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Taxonomy means...
Study of the overall function of an organism
The study of all the reactions in a body
The study of classification
The study of cells
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What was discovered by Alexander Fleming?
Vaccine
Penicillin
Streptomycin
Antibodies
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Something that has been supported by many different experiments but cannot be completely verified is a...
Conclusion
Principle
Theory
Law
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The study of cell structure and function is called...
Anatomy
Physiology
Mycology
Cytology
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An experiment used to compare results of an investigation is called a...
Investigative experiment
Control Experiment
Comparative experiment
Designed experiment
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A placebo is administered to all of the test group in an experiment
False
True
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Neither the tester nor the person being tested know who gets the drug. Is this...
Placebo testing
Double testing
Blind testing
Double blind testing
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An educated guess is called a what?
Hypothesis
Interpretation
Conclusion
Observation
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Which of these could not be considered a limit of the value of Scientific Method
Accidental discoveries
Sample size
The way results are interpreted
Extent of our Knowledge
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Which of these best describes a placebo?
test pill
blind pill
medicinal pill
harmless pill
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In Scientific method which is the correct order?
Hypothesis, Observation, Investigation, Conclusion
Observation, Hypothesis, Conclusion, Results
Observation, Experimentation, Hypothesis, Conclusion
Observation, Hypothesis, Investigation, Results
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The study of fungi is called...
Cytology
Botany
Physiology
Mycology
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Why should experimental work be published in reputable journals or websites?
so experiments can be replicated
to sell journals
so people can read them
so experiments can be changed
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The factor that changes in an experiment is called a...
Control
Constant
Variation
Variable
19
The word vaccine derives its name from which of these?
Smallpox
Chickenpox
Cowpox
Viralpox
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The study of living things is called
Organisms
Biology
Zoology
Genesis
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What might not be a suitable place to report scientific findings?
Conference
World Wide Web
Scientific Journal
Diary
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Information gathered in the course of an experiment is best described as what?
Results
Data
Analysis
Conclusions
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Which of these is not a possible outcome for a hypothesis?
Reject
Analyse
Accept
Change
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In an experiment twenty seeds were grown to test for a factor. Why were twenty chosen?
to get a random selection
Doesn't work with only one
in case of defects with some of them
As a control
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The English doctor who discovered the vaccine for smallpox was who?
Alexander Fleming
Robert Koch
Edward Jenner
Joseph Lister
