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biology semester 1 review_unit 1 Scientific Method PAP
biology semester 1 review_unit 1 Scientific Method PAP
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Basic scientific method for Biology
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The effect of amount of light on plant growth. What is the independent variable.
Amount of Light
The amount of Soil
Plant growth
The type of plant
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The reagents turned pink when mixed together. This is a _____ observation.
qualitative
quantitative
3
What is the first thing you do if you are in the lab and you spill chemicals on your hands?
Pull the chemical shower
Scream
Tell the instructor
Get the fire extinguisher
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What do you need in order to begin the scientific method?
a problem / question
tools
a college degree
a lab
5
Select the most correctly written hypothesis.
If you treat dogs well, then they will be friendly to you.
What happens if you train dogs?
Dogs are friendly
If you train dogs more they might be better.
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If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's
Reliable
a good experiment
Perfect
Not reliable
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This is when you state what you found out, whether hypothesis was correct & what you do next.
Conclusion
Graph
Problem
Procedure
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A college football team wants to know if protein shakes makes you stronger. What's the DV here?
The age of players
The coach
Shakes
Player Strength
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Observation is using _____.
all the colors
all the tools.
the procedure
all five senses
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The effect of the amount of light on plant growth. This would be a good....
Dependent variable
Hypothesis
Title for a graph
Independent variable
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The dependent variable is the.....
Is known before the experiment
result or responding variable
one thing you change
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A good hypothesis must
Make a prediction
Be based in logical observations
Be testable
All the above
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The experimental group is the one that ____.
receives the worst treatment
remains the same.
receives the independent variable
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What is the independent variable
When you hold something constant
The variable that you change
The variable that you measure
The outcome
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The height of the water column measured 100 centimeters. This is a _____ observation.
qualitative
quantitative
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A control group helps an experiment because it give the scientist
More participants
More work
A group to compare experimental results to
None of the above
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The purpose of a procedure is to....
accurately record thesteps you took to do the experiment.
Make you do more writing
Keep other people from copying
