One way to describe illness is

the inability to maintain homeostasis.

Scientists usually design experiments

with a good idea of expected results due to prior research

a testable possible explanation of an observation

Scientists usually design experiments

with a good idea of the expected experimental results

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Scientific Method #1

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1
One way to describe illness is
the inability to maintain eye contact.
the inability to maintain homeostasis.
the inability to process food.
the inability to maintain focus.
2
The dependent variable responds to the independent variable
True
False
3
Scientists usually design experiments
with a good idea of expected results due to prior research
in order to develop new laboratory tools.
once they know the answer
based on wild guesses.
4
The two groups necessary in an experiment are
dependent and independent
manipulated and responding
qualitative and quantitative
control and experimental
5
Which is the manipulated variable in an experiment?
constants
Dependent variable
Control Group
Independent variable
6
An educated guess is also referred to as?
Hypothesis
Experiment
Theory
Observation
7
Scientific hypotheses are most often tested by the process of
experimenting
inferring
analyzing large sets data
communicating with other scientists
8
What is quantitative data?
a model
a color
numerical
a description
9
The chair is red.
Is an inference.
Is an observation.
10
A scientist noticed that in acidic pond water some salamanders developed with curved spines.
that is a theory
that is an observation
That is a hypothesis
that is a control
11
The picture reprents
A graph
2 of these are correct
quantitative data
A data table
12
Which is the variable being observed or measured in an experiment?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control
Manipulated variable
13
A hypothesis is
A concluding statement
A proven statement
a testable possible explanation of an observation
a definite answer to a given problem.
14
The picture is an example of
qualitative data
quantitative data
none of these
graph
15
A hypothesis that does not explain an observation
can be accepted if certain conditions are met
is known as an inaccurate forecast and can be accepted
often predicts a different observation.
is rejected
16
Scientists share their research results by
through peer review
all of these
publishing in scientific journals
presenting at scientific meetings
17
Scientists usually design experiments
with a good idea of the expected experimental results
in order to develop new laboratory procedures
all of the above
based on wild guesses

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