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WorksheetsCh. 1 and 2 - Key Terms Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Being able to replicate an experiment is called ___________________.
a)
reproducability
b)
replication systems
c)
replication status
d)
redundancy
2.
"General" to "specific" reasoning is known as ________________.
a)
deductive reasoning
b)
inductive reasoning
c)
significant reasoning
d)
testing a theory
3.
Inductive Reasoning is ___________________________.
a)
"reasoning from many observations to produce a general rule.
b)
"general to specific reasoning."
c)
a vital part of a manipulative experiment.
d)
a good replacement option for a "blind experiment."
4.
A hypothesis is _________________.
a)
a testable explanation
b)
an established theory
c)
a function of both inductive and deductive reasoning.
d)
not necessary for most experiments.
5.
An experimental sample should be _______________________.
a)
a representative subset of the larger population.
b)
as small as possible.
c)
lower than its outlier(s).
d)
equal in number to the confidence limit.
6.
A natural experiment _________________.
a)
is when a scientist derives a causal relationship between variables based off of observations of nature.
b)
is useful for "short term" experimental situations.
c)
deals only with natural logarithms.
d)
must take place in a laboratory to be valid.
7.
When the researcher doesn't know which group is the manipulated/treated group, this is known as a(n) _______________________.
a)
blind experiment.
b)
double-blind experiment.
c)
invalid experiment.
d)
experiment with confidence limits.
8.
A bell-shaped statistical curve is also known as a(n) _________________________.
a)
Gaussian curve.
b)
out-lier curve.
c)
dot plot curve.
d)
scatter plot curve.
9.
This graph is commonly known as a ____________________.
a)
bell curve
b)
confidence limit graph
c)
statistical outlier graph
d)
predator-prey graph
10.
A "response" variable is also referred to as a(n) __________________________.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
"x" axis variable
d)
hypothesis variable
11.
There can actually be more than one of these in some experiments.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
hypothesis
d)
theory
12.
An ability to recover from a disturbance is known as _______________________.
a)
resilience
b)
a state shift
c)
a "recovery" variable
d)
a posturing effect
13.
A self-regulating form of feedback is known as ________________________.
a)
negative feedback
b)
positive feedback
c)
open system feedback
d)
loop feedback
14.
Positive Feedback is known to be __________________.
a)
self-perpetuating
b)
self-regulating
c)
an example of resilience
d)
one of the primary "emergent properties"
15.
The systematic study of our environment and our proper place in it is known as _________.
a)
environmental Science
b)
the environment
c)
a hypothesis
d)
the niche theory
16.
The term used to measure and quantify the demands placed on nature by individuals or by nations.
a)
ecological footprint
b)
carbon demand
c)
global warming
d)
environmental impact
17.
The term "biocentric preservation" stands for the notion that "nature deserves to exist for its own sake, regardless of its usefulness to humans." This concept was first championed by which famous environmentalist who was also the first president of the Sierra Club.
a)
John Muir
b)
Gifford Pinchot
c)
President Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William Brewster
18.
"Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" is known as __________________.
a)
sustainable development
b)
environmentalism
c)
global environmentalism
d)
niche diversity
19.
SDG stands for _______________________. (in environmental terms)
a)
Sustainable Development Goals
b)
Suspended Development Goals
c)
Secondary Diverse Goals
d)
Subsistence Development Guidelines
20.
"Tragedy of the Commons" was an essay developed in 1968 by ecologist ___________________.
a)
Garret Hardin
b)
Garret Pinchot
c)
Rachel Carson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
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