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Biology Nature of Science Exam Review
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Review of Introduction to Biology and the Methods of Science
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Which resource is most credible for a student researching effectiveness of a supplement?
Peer-reviewed scientific journal
NBC.com website
Men's Health Magazine
Newspaper
2
Which is a question that can be answered by science?
Should college athletes be paid like professional athletes?
What is beauty?
Should the USA lead efforts to colonize the Moon?
How does increasing ocean acidification affect crustaceans?
3
What is the dependent variable in Maria's experiment?
listening to music or silence while studying
student performance on exam after studying
type of exam each student took after studying
number of students participating in the experiment
4
Cody's shoes smell like rotten eggs. This statement is a(n):
inference.
observation.
theory.
hypothesis.
5
In an experiment, the group that does NOT get the independent variable is the:
control group
experimental group
design group
dependent group
6
Which statement below is a scientific theory?
a
b
c
d
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How does having a large sample size improve an experiment?
It minimizes the effect of errors in the experiment.
You can test more than one independent variable.
You can publish your results in a scientific journal.
It increases the cost of the experiment.
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What is the independent variable in the experiment in Maria's experiment?
number of students in each group
student performance on exam after studying
listening to music or not while studying
the type of test administered after studying
9
The single variable changed by the experimenter during scientific investigation is called a(n):
dependent variable
control variable
independent variable
hypothesis
10
When you use one or more of your five senses to know something you are making a(n):
hypothesis.
data analysis.
observation.
inference.
11
Anna noticed the grass was wet. She thinks it's wet because it rained. This statement is a(n):
hypothesis.
inference.
scientific law.
observation.
12
Science is best described as
a way of knowing things about the natural world.
a collection of unchanging beliefs.
chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy.
complex observations organized into experiments.
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All cells come from preexisting cells. This statement is a(n):
inference.
theory.
law.
hypothesis.
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What happens if your data does not support your hypothesis?
You give up on your experiment.
Change your hypothesis so it looks like you were correct.
You reject the hypothesis.
You fix your data to support your hypothesis and report it.
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Biology is the study of
the environment.
atoms, elements, and chemical reactions.
living things.
stars and solar bodies.
