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Basic scientific method for Biology
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What is the first thing you do if you are in the lab and you spill chemicals on your hands?
Pull the chemical shower
Scream
Tell the instructor
Get the fire extinguisher
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A good hypothesis must
Be testable
All the above
Make a prediction
Be based in logical observations
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Select the correctly written hypothesis
If you treat dogs well, then they will be friendly.
What happens if you train dogs?
If you train dogs more they might be better.
Dogs are friendly
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The effect of the amount of light on plant growth. This would be a good....
Hypothesis
Title for a graph
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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What is the independent variable
The outcome
The variable being tested and changed
When you hold something constant
The variable measured
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Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?
Not controlling variables and doing 100 trials
Controlling all variables and doing one trial
Not controlling variables and doing one trial.
Controlling variables and doing 100 trials
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What do you need in order to begin the scientific method?
A degree
Tools
A problem/question
Hands
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This is when you state whether your hypothesis was correct, your errors, and what you do next.
Graph
Conclusion
Procedure
Problem
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True or False: Only people with degrees in science can conduct experiments.
True
False
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The dependent variable is the.....
Is known before the experiment
Results
Stays the same
Changed by the scientist
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A control group helps an experiment because it give the scientist
More work
None of the above
A group to compare experimental results to
More participants
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If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's
Perfect
Reliable
Not reliable
a good experiment
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The purpose of a procedure is to....
Keep other people from copying
Make sure that the participants know exactly what's happenin
Show others the steps you took to do the experiment.
Make you do more writing
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What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group
The experimental group is independent
The experimental group is larger
The experimental group gets results
The experimental group get the IV done on them
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The effect of amount of light on plant growth. What is the IV?
Amount of Light
The amount of Soil
Plant growth
The type of plant
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This is the type of graph that requires a key
A line graph
A bar graph
A multi-line graph
All graphs require a key
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Roosevelt football team wants to know protein shakes makes you stronger. What's the DV here?
Shakes
The coach
The age of players
Player Strength
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All of these need to be part of any graph you create EXCEPT
A title
Colors
Equal intervals
Labeled axis with units
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How is a control variable different than the dependent variable?
Control variables are what the scientist is testing.
Control variables are the same as dependent variables.
Control Variables remain constant.
Control variables are the outcome.
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John tests whether his rap skills are the best in school. Why would you not trust his results?
He is biased
He controlled too much
He is not a scientist
He hates country music
