Thinking Like a Biologist - Experimental Design (updated F25)

The independent variable for an experiment is/are

• the factor changed by the experimenter.
• the measured variable in the experiment.
• used as a standard for comparison in the experiment.
• all parameters that remain constant in the experiment.

What type of graph SHOULD you make if given this data table?

• Bar
• Line
• Pie
• Temperature vs. Water Depth

The constants in an experiment is/are

• the factor changed by the experimenter.
• the measured variable in the experiment.
• used as a standard for comparison in the experiment.
• all parameters that remain constant in the experiment.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The control for an experiment is/are

• the factor changed by the experimenter.
• the measured variable in the experiment.
• used as a standard for comparison in the experiment.
• all parameters that remain constant in the experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The dependent variable for an experiment is/are

• the factor changed by the experimenter.
• the measured variable in the experiment.
• used as a standard for comparison in the experiment.
• all parameters that remain constant in the experiment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Variable plotted on the X axis of a graph. 

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control
• constant

Type of graph that should be made given the data table here.

• line
• bar
• pie

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Type of graph that should be made given the data table here.

• line
• bar
• pie

What is the format for a title of a graph? 

• dependent variable vs. control
• independent variable vs. dependent variable
• dependent variable vs. independent variable
• control vs. constants

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Variable plotted on the Y axis of a graph. 

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• control
• constant