Biology 1.3: Methods of Science

True or False: Biologists use their own methods when conducting research.

• True

• False

This is a series of steps scientists follow to gather information and to answer questions:

• Scientific Process

• Order of Operations

• Scientific Method

• Data Gathering

This is a direct method of gathering information in an orderly way:

• Inferences

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Data

This is an assumption based on prior experience; a conclusion drawn after combining your previous knowledge with new evidence:

• Inference

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Data

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This is a testable explanation of a situation:

• Inquiry

• Inference

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

This is the occurrence of accidental or unexpected but fortunate results:

• Data

• Experiment

• Serendipity

• Hypothesis

This is a procedure performed in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis and collect precise data:

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Theory

• Investigation

This is a group used for comparison in an experiment:

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

This is the group exposed to factor being tested in an experiment:

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

This is the tested factor and it might affect the outcome of experiment:

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5