Bio Intro Unit Review

the act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way

• observation

• hypothesis

• experiment

• science

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Experimental factor that is changed on purpose by the scientist

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• changing factor

a possible explanation for a set of observations or a possible answer to a scientific question

• hypothesis

• theory

• experiment

• observation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

information or evidence gathered from observation

• data

• hypothesis

• theory

• experiment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the experimental factor that is observed and measured to determine an effect

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant

• true factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

numerical information gained through counting or measuring

• collected

• qualitative

• quantitative

• analyzed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

descriptive information that cannot be measured

• qualitative

• quantitative

• collected

• analyzed

The scientific study of life

• biosphere

• biology

• biotechnology

• lifeology

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

the use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, and the knowledge generated through this process

• science

• biology

• technology

• experimentation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Scientific knowledge is different from other topics because

• it is always changing

• it is unreliable

• it is the oldest

• it can be definitively proven