Bio - Chapter 1 - Vocab

What is the process of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way called?

• Observation

• Hypothesis

• Experimentation

• Inference

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience is called a(n) ________.

• Inference

• Observation

• Prediction

• Hypothesis

What is a possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answers to a scientific question called?

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Law

• Experiment

An experiment in which only one variable is changed is called a ________.

• Controlled Experiment

• Random Experiment

• Field Study

• Natural Observation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

In a controlled experiment, the factor that is deliberately changed is called the ________.

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Group

• Constant

The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the independent variable is called the ________.

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

• Constant Variable

• Manipulated Variable

A group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions as the experimental group except for one independent variable is called the ________.

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Variable Group

• Test Group

A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, but can never be proven 100%, is called a ________.

• Theory

• Fact

• Law

• Guess

What type of reproduction involves cells from two parents uniting to form the first cell of a new organism?

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

• Binary Fission

• Budding

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent is called ________.

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Cross-pollination

• Hybridization

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2