Scientific Inquiry Quiz

What is the central theme of all scientific inquiry?

• Observations

• Experimentation

• Questions

• Communication

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate way for scientists to communicate with a wider community?

• Speaking at a civil rights rally

• Publish in a scientific journal

• talking with a newspaper or reporter

• Being a guest on a respectable Podcast

In Redi's experiment, what theory was he trying to prove was wrong?

• Cell Theory

• Biogensis

• Spontaneous Generation

• Cell Theory

Which of the following would be an example of research?

• Running multiple trials of an experiment.

• The plant that grew the tallest was the one with the most sunlight.

• Gathering information of the effects of antibacterial soap on the removal of bacteria.

• Does meat spontaneously generate flies and maggots?

The idea that life comes from nonliving things is called?

• Spontaneous generation

• Ecology

• The cell theory

• Biogenesis

Which of the following is an example of an quantitive observation?

• If the ninth graders don't have their cell phones, then they will have higher grades

• There are 25 students in Mrs. DeLong's 9th period biology class.

• The cell theory states that all living things are made of cells.

• Scientists can even use social media as a form of communication.

In Redi's experiment, the jar that was left open to the air was the ______ of the experiment.

• Experimental

• Control

• Independent variable

• Hypothesis.

In the traditional order of the scientific method, what comes after the development of the hypothesis?

• Experiment

• Data Analysis

• Communicating results

• Observations

What was the organism used in Pasture's experiment?

• Maggots

• Flies

• Microorganisms

• Dust

Pasture's experiment would not have been possible without the invention of the....

• telescope

• antibotic

• microscope

• light blub