Biology unit 1 Test

Which of the following is not a goal of science?

• To understand the natural world

• To explain events in the natural world

• To use explanations to make predictions

• To perform experiments

Which term below describes the science of life.

• Biology

• Ecology

• Geography

• Physics

An observation uses ones _____________ to gather data.

• knowledge

• intuition

• senses

• point of view

Data that is measurable, giving high and low values is called____________ data.

• qualitative

• quantitative

• tangible

• empirical

Data that is suggestive, such as purity or brightness is ___________ data’

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

• Tangible

• Empirical

In science, data must be natural, reproducible and quantitative. This type of data is said to be _____________ evidence.

• qualitative

• quantitative

• tangible

• empirical

An explanation of an observation based on prior knowledge is __________.

• a hypothesis

• an inference

• a prediction

• a theory

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation would be ______________.

• a hypothesis

• an inference

• a prediction

• a theory

Which of the following is not a condition of a valid experiment.

• testing one variable at a time

• being able to repeat testing

• have a control group

• the design of experiment

The scientific method always starts with;

• asking a question

• forming a hypothesis

• designing an experiment

• analysing data