Chapter 1: Scientific Method/POL

Question 1

A testable, “If...Then” statement is called a(n):

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Hypothesis

Question 2

Analysis of data, along with scientific principles, readings and formulas that describe why evidence supports a claim is

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reasoning

Question 3

My neighbor is pregnant with her 3rd child. Based on this information, I know she is alive because all living things:

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reproduce

Question 4

When I was five, I was only 3 feet tall, and now I am 6 feet tall, because I am a living thing, and living things ____.

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grow and develop

Question 5

What is the breakdown/translation of the word “Biology”?

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The study of life

Question 6

True or False: A well tested and supported hypothesis and it explains a broad range of data is called a theory.

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True

Question 7

The smallest living unit of life, considered to be fully alive is called a(n):

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cell.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a metric unit of measurement for mass?

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Kilogram

Question 9

The group in an experiment that serves as the point of comparison

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control group

Question 10

What do we call the variable in an experiment that is observed or is the result of the variable that is manipulated?

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Dependent Variable

Question 11

You touch a hot stove and quickly pull your hand away. What is the stimulus?

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Touching the stove

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a metric unit of measurement for volume?

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Liter

Question 13

Which of the following choices is not a scientific attitude?

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Bias

Question 14

A statement that answers a question or problem is considered to be:

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a claim

Question 15

The pattern of life which states that living things change through time, as a group.

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evolution

Question 16

Observations, data tables, graphs and charts are examples of:

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evidence

Question 17

What molecule is the universal genetic code based on?

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DNA

Question 18

What is an organized way of using evidence to learn new material about what goes on in nature?

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Science

Question 19

What word do biologists use when they refer to “living things”?

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Organisms

Questions 19