FA20 Biology Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

Physical, mental, or mathematical representation of how people understand a process or an idea

• model

• evidence

• variable

• observation

Recorded observations or items of information

• variable

• inference

• data

• evidence

Use of the senses to gather and record information about structures or processes in nature

• inference

• technology

• observation

• variable

Logical conclusion based on observations

• technology

• evidence

• inference

• variable

General conclusion

• controlled experiment

• inference

• generalization

• observation

Experiment that tests the effect of a single variable

• evidence

• controlled experiment

• inference

• technology

Well-tested explanation that makes sense of a great variety of scientific observations

• hypothesis

• theory

• evidence

• technology

Collected body of data from observations and experiments

• variable

• technology

• inference

• evidence

Application of scientific understanding for a specific purpose

• evidence

• inferene

• technology

• variable

Suggested, testable answer to a well-defined scientific question

• technology

• theory

• evidence

• hypothesis