2 Pre-AP Biology Scientific Method

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

This part of the experiment shows the effect of the one variable being tested. 

• control group
• experimental group
• quantitative data
• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment. 

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control group
• data group

Experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

What is a hypothesis?

• A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
• A hypothesis is an educated guess.
• I don't know.