Bio Unit 1 Rev - Nature of Science

A tentative explanation

An experiment in which only one variable is changed is called a(n)

How many kilograms are in 35,000 milligrams?

Data that is obtained through counting or measuring

A personal rather than scientific point of view

Metric system base unit used to measure length or distance

__ is a process, an organized way of observing and asking questions about the natural world.

The scientific method involves observing and questioning, hypothesizing, experimenting, and drawing conclusions.

The relatively constant set of internal conditions

The variable that is observed (and changes in response)

A logical interpretation of what scientists already know

A tested, highly reliable scientific explanation of a phenomenon in the natural world

A graduated cylinder measures volume in liters.

The science of organisms

There are 500 centimeters in 5 meters

What is the molecule of inheritance?

The act of noticing and describing events

Data that is descriptive and involves characteristics that cannot be measured

One ___ of science is to provide natural and testable explanations

Almost every scientific discovery raises more questions than it answers

This group lacks any variables

Science aims to use explanations supported by __ to understand patterns in nature and to make useful predictions

The combination of chemical reactions as it carries out life processes is called

Metric system base unit used to measure volume

The variable that is deliberately changed