Chapter 1 & 2

You suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a/an __________.

• conclusion

• analysis

• hypothesis

• experiment

When enough experimental data support a hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a/an ____.

• prediction

• inference

• conclusion

• theory

Which is NOT a unit of measurement in the metric system?

• gram

• inch

• meter

• liter

Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week time period results in ____.

• data

• variables

• inferences

• hypotheses

In science, a hypothesis is useful only if ____.

• it can be tested

• it is proven correct

• it can be proven incorrect

• the explanation is already known

Biology is the study of ___________.

• the land, water, and air on Earth.

• the environment.

• animals and plants only.

• living things

The part of the experiment that may cause a change is the

• dependent variable

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• theory

A cow is given growth hormone to see if it will cause weight gain. The dependent variable is

• growth hormone

• the cow

• the milk

• the weight

The study of animals is called

(a)  

This type of data describes the qualities or characteristics of something (color, smell, texture etc.)

• quantitative

• qualitative