Mills: Biology Midterm Review

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

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

• data
• theory
• hypothesis
• fact

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

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

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• data
• control group

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

• answer
• experiment
• problem
• safety check

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

Dependent variable means

• the scientist controls what to test
• educated guess
• ask a question
• what is being measured

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• Ask a question
• Conclusion
• No Horse Play
• Observe

Tags

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

Living things change during their lives through ___.

• reproduction
• growth and development
• making responses
• adaptation and organization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Living things ____ to make more living things.

• reproduce

• develop

• grow

• adapt

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Any structure, behavior, or internal process that enables an organism to better survive in an environment

• development
• adaptation
• environment
• evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4