WorksheetsRowell Biology - The Scientific Method Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is science?
an organized way to figure out what is going to happen on the next season of Riverdale.
an organized way that proves all natural events in absolute terms.
an organized way of gathering & analyzing evidence gathered about the natural world.
an organized way to improve your writing skills.
Name the first step in the scientific method.
question
conclusion
methods
experiment
The independent variable is all BUT:
cause
before
what happens
what you do
The dependent variable is all BUT:
effect
after
what happens
what you do
An observation is a(n):
opinion
guess
description of facts
collection of data
The animal fertilizer will cause more growth in tomato plants compared to sweet tea fertilizer. What is the null hypothesis to this hypothesis?
the animal fertilizer will not cause more growth in tomato plants compared to sweet tea fertilizer.
the sweet tea fertilizer will cause more growth in tomato plants compared to animal fertilizer.
the animal fertilizer will cause more growth in tomato plants compared to sweet tea fertilizer.
the sweet tea fertilizer will not cause more growth in tomato plants compared to animal fertilizer.
To cite means:
to do research
to show where you found the information
to point out something
to start a riot
If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:
format the source
cite the source
make a works cited entry for the source
both cite the source and makes a work cited entry for the source
Plagiarism means
copying someone else's work without giving them credit
paraphrasing someone's work without giving them credit
using someone's ideas without giving them credit
all of the above
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
color
smell
texture
6.84cm
Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?
qualitative
quantitative
quantum physics
archie from riverdale
What is the part of the experiment that is left alone or "natural", and is used to compare back to?
independent
dependent
control group
experimental group
You will want your experiment to have ____ independent variable(s) in it for the experiment to be valid.
1
2
3
4
What is a factor that the experimenter has full control over and changes to see what happens?
dependent variable
independent variable
control group
hypothesis
What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?
dependent variable
independent variable
control group
experimental group
What skill is a scientistic using when he or she listens to the sounds that an elephant makes?
drawing conclusions
making observations
interpreting data
making a hypothesis
When you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis, you are
drawing conclusions
forming a hypothesis
asking questions
making observations
What is the final step in the research method?
introduction
methods
results
conclusion
Which one of these topics is NOT taught in biology?
study of animals
study of the environment
study of life
study of literature
