Identify the independent variable (IV) and dependent variable (DV) in this experiment

IV: number of times feed DV: Goldfish weight

Identify the independent variable (IV) and dependent variable (DV)

IV: size of ball DV: number of seconds ball stays in air

What characteristic of life is this an example of?

All living things obtain and use energy

A plant grows towards a source of sunlight.

All living things respond to their envrionment

State the hypothesis. What effect does the amount of rain have on plant growth?

If the rain increases, then plant growth will increase

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".

All living things develop and grow

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Living Environment - Scientific Method Review

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Unit 1 living environment. Scientific method, characteristics of life, biochemistry, and graphing

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1
What scale on a graph would be BEST for the dependent variable in the data table?
Go by 20s
Go by 5s
Go by 10s
Go by 2s
2
What is the dependent variable on this line graph?
Depth
Bubbles/min
Types of plants
Quantity of water
3
What is the independent variable of this line graph?
Toxic chemicals released
Types of chemicals
Reporting year
Organism death from toxins
4
Identify the independent variable (IV) and dependent variable (DV) in this experiment
IV: Goldfish weight DV: number of times feed
IV: Amount of food DV: Type of goldfish
IV: type of goldfish DV: amount of food
IV: number of times feed DV: Goldfish weight
5
Identify the independent variable (IV) and dependent variable (DV)
IV: type of ball DV: different body parts
IV: size of ball DV: number of seconds ball stays in air
IV: different body parts DV: type of ball
IV: seconds ball stay in air DV: size of ball
6
The process all scientists use when solving problem
Observation
Theory
Scientific method
Inference
7
The variable that YOU change
Controlled Variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
8
What characteristic of life is this an example of?
All living things obtain and use energy
All living things are made of cells
All living things respond to the envrionment
All living things reproduce
9
The variable you collect data on and changes due to the independent variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Controlled Variable
10
A  plant  grows  towards  a  source  of  sunlight.
All living things respond to their envrionment
All living things are made of cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things are made of DNA
11
The variable that does not change and is "normal"
Controlled Variable
Independent varaible
Dependent variable
12
State the hypothesis. What effect does the amount of rain have on plant growth?
If the plant growth increases, then the rain will increase
Will increased rain cause an increase in plant growth?
I think plants grow because of water
If the rain increases, then plant growth will increase
13
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".
All living things develop and grow
All living things are made of cells
All living things respond to the environment
All living things are made of DNA
14
What is the dependent variable in this data table?
How many passengers can fit on a bus
Method of travel
Number of children
Number of cars
15
Which is the independent variable on this data table
Type of cereal
Gluten in cereal
Amount of iron
How much cereal a child eats
16
When you make an educated guess to answer the question you are trying to solve
observation
experiment
hypothesis
conclusion
17
What characteristic of life is this an example of?
All living things have DNA
All living things obtain and use energy
All living things evolve
All living things reproduce

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