BIOL 100 Scientific Method and Tree of Life

Which of the following statements best describes the nature of a scientific hypothesis?   

• A hypothesis must deal with an aspect of the natural world never dealt with before
• A hypothesis must be testable through experimentation, observation, or mathematical demonstration
• A hypothesis when accepted becomes a scientific theory
• A hypothesis is an idea that is widely accepted as a description of objective reality by a majority of scientists

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Biologists generally define life in terms of a group of characteristics possessed by living things. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

• All living things reproduce.

• All living things are able to move around.

• All living things use energy to do work.

• All living things evolve over time.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

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.

What are the first two steps of the scientific method in order?

• 1, 2
• Observation, Ask a question
• Ask a question, For a hypothesis
• Make a plan, Experiment

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NGSS.K-ESS2-1

What is the scientific method

• Something in science
• Just a fun experiment
• Process that scientist use to study the world around them.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A testable prediction about a scientific investigation

• Question
• Observation
• Hypothesis
• Experiment

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

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CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.K.3

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is another word for hypothesis?

• evidence
• graph
• prediction
• investigation

A scientific theory...

• is based on lots of evidence
• is not valid
• is not reliable
• has not been tested many times

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1