AP Bio 1.01 - Experimental Design Review

Which is NOT one of the 4 big ideas in AP Bio?

• Evolution

• Systems interactions

• Energetics

• Chemical Reactions

Means to search for information or explanation

• Inquiry

• Data

• Homeostasis

• Demonstration

Data that is measured using instruments and has numerical value

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Data measured through observations with senses; usually descriptive.

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Generalizations based on a large number of specific observations

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Analytical Reasoning

• Generalization Reasoning

Hypotheses are predictions that can be tested by recording more observations or experiments.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Specific results derived from general premises.

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Qualitative Reasoning

• Data Analysis

"All AP bio students study. Sara is an AP bio student. Therefore, Sara studies." This statement is an example of ___.

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

A hypothesis which the researcher tries to disprove, reject, or nullify. States that there is no difference between groups of data & experimental observations are due to chance.

• Null Hypothesis

• Alternative Hypothesis

Changing the time you eat breakfast will have no effect on your daily mood. This statement is an example of a ___.

• Null Hypothesis

• Alternative Hypothesis

• Generalization

• Assumption