intro to bio vocab

What is scientific law?

• A set of principles that explain a natural phenomenon

• a well-supported explanation of an occurrence of a natural phenomenon

• a description of a natural phenomenon that is always observed to occur under specific conditions

• a variable controlled by the scientist during a scientific investigation

What is the definition of data?

• A collection of information

• facts, statistics, and calculations used in scientific analysis

• the percent in which was wrong with the experiment

• A set of instructions or rules in which to conduct the experiment

What is the scientific method?

• what I had for dinner last night

• a proposed explanation for an occurrence based on available data, observations, or evidence

• the procedure of scientific inquiry used to investigate natural phenomena

• A set of rules and regulations on an experiment

What is an independent variable?

• a tested variable in a scientific investigation; a dependent variable is affected by changes made to the independent variable

• A factor that is measured in the experiment

• a test that you do by yourself

• a variable controlled by the scientist during a scientific investigation

What is a hypothesis

• a proposed explanation for an occurrence based on available data, observations, or evidence

• The number of people that are used in an experiment based on sample size

• A type of scientific journal

• something that uses the five major senses

What is scientific theory?

• a well-supported explanation of an occurrence of a natural phenomenon

• a proposed explanation for an occurrence based on available data, observations, or evidence

• A hypothesis that has been tested and proven to be correct

• a description of a natural phenomenon that is always observed to occur under specific conditions

What is a dependent variable?

• data that cannot be measured but can change over time

• a variable controlled by the scientist during a scientific investigation

• a tested variable in a scientific investigation; a dependent variable is affected by changes made to the independent variable

• A variable that is not affected by the changes in the independent variable