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Basic scientific method for Life Science
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The effect of amount of light on plant growth. What is the IV?
Amount of Light
Plant growth
The amount of Soil
The type of plant
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What are the parts of the experiment that stay the same in every trial?
constants
controls
Independent variables
dependent variables
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The dependent variable is the.....
Changed by the scientist
Results
Is known before the experiment
Stays the same
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What type of graph shows how one variable changes in relation to the other variable?
Line
Pie Chart
Bar
Exponential
5
Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?
Doing 1 trial with no control group.
Doing 1 trial with a control group
Doing 100 trials and no control group
Doing 100 trials with a control group
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All of these need to be part of any graph you create EXCEPT
Labeled axis with units
A title
Colors
Equal intervals
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What is the independent variable
The variable being tested and changed
The outcome
The variable measured
When you hold something constant
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The type of graph that is used to compare variables.
Exponential
Bar
Pie Chart
Line
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What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group
The experimental group is independent
The experimental group gets results
The experimental group is larger
The experimental group get the IV done on them
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This is when you state whether your hypothesis was correct, your errors, and what you do next.
Procedure
Problem
Graph
Conclusion
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You are testing to see if fertilizer affects plant growth. What instrument would you use to measure the results?
Meter Stick
Beaker
Triple Beam Balance
Graduated Cylinder
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This is the type of graph that requires a key
A line graph
A bar graph
All graphs require a key
A multi-line graph
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A good hypothesis must
Be based in logical observations
Be testable
Make a prediction
All the above
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What do you need in order to begin the scientific method?
A degree
A problem/question
Tools
Hands
15
Roosevelt football team wants to know protein shakes makes you stronger. What's the DV here?
The coach
The age of players
Player Strength
Shakes
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A control group helps an experiment because it gives the scientist
A group to compare experimental results to
None of the above
More work
More participants
17
Which temperature is written correctly for science?
20° C
75°F
18
You need to add 7mL of HCl in your experiment. What instrument would you use?
Triple Beam Balance
Meter Stick
Beaker
Graduated cylinder
19
The purpose of a procedure is to....
Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.
Make sure that the participants know exactly what's happening
Make you do more writing
Keep other people from copying
20
You are testing the effect of diet on the feather color of flamingos. Your data will be__.
Qualitative
Not reliable
Quantitative
Perfect
21
John tests whether his rap skills are the best in school. Why would you not trust his results?
He is not a scientist
He hates country music
He controlled too much
He is biased
22
Your experiment calls for 15 g of NaCl (salt). What instrument would you use to measure it?
Triple Beam Balance
Thermometer
Graduated cylinder
Beaker
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The effect of the amount of light on plant growth. This would be a good....
Title for a graph
Independent variable
Hypothesis
Dependent variable
24
Select the correctly written hypothesis
If you treat dogs well then they will be friendly.
What happens if you train dogs?
If you train dogs more they might be better.
Dogs are friendly
