What is Biology?

The variable manipulated by the experiment is called the...

• Control Variable

• Independent Variable

• Constant Variable

• Experimental Variable

• Dependent Variable

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While performing an experiment, it is important to:

• Change the control set up

• Reach a conclision

• Test many different variables at the same time

• Record observations

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Why do scientists communicate their results in written reports?

• To show how smart they are

• So other scientists will argue with them

• Because they like to write

• To make scientific models

• So other scientists can repeat their experiments

Whist phrase describes a hypothesis?

• Reviewing information related to the problem

• Suggesting a solution to a problem after studying carefully

• Testing a factor or variable in an experiment

• Performing a controlled experiment

Which one of the following is NOT an example of quantitative data?

• Color of a flower

• Height of a flower

• Size of a flower

• Number of flowers on a plant

A successful scientific experiment will result only in:

• Rejection of one or more hypothesis

• Confirming predictions

• Accepting many hypothesis

• Proving a hypothesis

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The scientific method involves all of the following EXCEPT:

• Imagination and insight

• An educated guess

• A suspicion of what the truth might be

• A rigid set of logical steps

Deductive reasoning:

• Applies general principles to predict or explain specific results

• Is rarely applied in science

• Uses specific observations to draw more general conclusions

• Determines principles from observations

• Is always correct

Using general principles to analyze specific cases is called:

• Inductive reasoning

• Precise answering

• Accurate selection

• Deductive reasoning

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Science us based on evidence rather than consensus.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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