ES Unit 1 Vocab Quiz

The process of obtaining information by using the senses; the information obtained by using the senses

• Observation
• Experiment
• Data
• Wisdom

Group that receives a particular experimental treatment (identical to control group EXCEPT for one variable factor)

• Experimental Group
• Control Group
• Observation
• Data

A logical statement about what will happen if a hypothesis is correct

• Observation
• Prediction
• Variable
• Control Group

Information gathered during an experiment or observation, usually in numeric form

• Wisdom
• Prediction
• Variable
• Data

A factor that changes in an experiment in order to test a hypothesis

• Knowledge
• Control Group
• Observation
• Variable

A procedure designed to test a hypothesis under controlled conditions

• Experiment
• Experimental Group
• Hypothesis
• Variable

A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation

• Hypothesis
• Observation
• Experiment
• Knowledge

The variety of organisms in a given area

• Biodiversity

• niche

• habitat

• population

Which of the following is the study of living things and their interactions?

• Environmental Science

• Agriculture

• Sustainability

• ecology

Sustainability is

• the idea the organisms can survive on the planet indefinately

• A major goal of environmental science

• Reducing our ecological footprint

• all of these