7th semester 1 review 2023

Which scientific term means to watch and study attentively?

• conclude

• hypothesize

• observe

• predict

How can you think like a scientist?

• ask question

• design and perform experiments

• make detailed observations

• write

What term is used to describe the observation a scientist makes during an experiment?

• conclusion

• evidence

• hypothesize

• experiment

Science is a process that includes _______________

• collecting evidence

• applying logic

• doing tests

• all of the above

What are the features of a good hypothesis?

Select all that apply

• able to be tested using experiments to collect evidence

• able to be proven wrong

• able to provide measurable results

• able to express the opinion of the majority of scientists

Observations can be made with the sense(s) of

• sight

• hearing

• taste

• all of the above

A limited resource can cause a population to ______________

• grow more quickly

• grow more slowly

• keep growing forever

In a predatory interaction, a prey organism _________________ a predator

• eats

• benefits from

• is eaten by

Which of these interactions describes a competitive relationship?

• a beetle eating an aphid on a plant stem

• large aphids removing small aphids from the best feeding sites on plant leaves

• ants getting food from aphids on a plant and protecting that aphid in return

An example of basic science research is _______________

• studying how yeast cells grow and divide

• developing medicines to treat cancer

• administering a medicine to lower a person's cholesterol

• designing windmills