CH1: The Science of Biology

This is the process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way using our 5 senses

• data
• inference
• hypothesis
• observation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

This is a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experiences

• inference
• hypothesis
• theory
• data

This type of data involves numbers or measurements

• Quantitative Data
• Qualitative Data

This type of data involves things that can not easily be measured, like description of things or events

• Quantitative Data

• Qualitative Data

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

The variable that is purposefully changed (only 1 at a time)

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

Which of the following are characteristics of all living things?

• ability to reproduce

• problem solve

• response to the environment

• care for offspring

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which of the following statements about the image above is NOT an observation

• The organism has 4 legs

• The organism has red eyes

• The organism is poisonous

• The organism is about the size of a golf ball

An experiment in which only one variable is changed is a(an) _____ experiment.

• controlled
• uncontrolled

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• type of sun flower

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CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the dependent variable 

• Type of fertilizer
• Size of sunflower
• Type of sunflower

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9