1.1 What is Science

What is a hypothesis?

• An educated guess.

• A fact of nature, like gravity.

• Something that is supported by many scientists.

• An element in an experiment that changes.

What is quantitative data?

• Data that uses words or images.

• Data that is descriptive.

• Data that is measured or counted.

What is science?

• The study of life.

• Investigation of hypotheses.

• The study of humans and their interactions.

• Anything that deals with the natural world.

What do scientists use to gather information?

• Observations

• Analysis

• Science

• Inferences

Which of the following is the best description of Biology?

• The study of science and scientific theory

• The study of the behavior and life of animals

• The study of life

• The study of the history of the Earth

The part of the experiment that you change or manipulate is called the

• control group

• dependent varabiable

• independent variable

• constant variable

The part of the experiment that you measure is called the

• control group

• depdendent variable

• independent variable

• constant variable

To explain or interpret the things you observe

• hypothesis
• observation
• predict
• infer

The part of the experiment in which you compare the other tests

• control
• variable
• operational definition
• responding variable

The one variable that is purposely changed in an experiment.

• control
• manipulated variable
• variable
• constant