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Science- trout, exp. design, graphing, lab safety

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before beginning any lab you should always read and listen to the

(a)  

2.

How should your lab station look like during a lab?

(a)  

3.

If an accident happens, what should you do?

(a)  

4.

What are the two blanks: When using scissors, you should always cut____from you and ____

(a)  

5.

True or False: It is acceptable to eat or drink during the lab.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Independent Variable:

(a)  

7.

Dependent Variable:

a)

what happens because of what is changed (the measurable results)

b)

what is changed on purpose

c)

the non-measurable results

d)

what happens because of what isn’t changed (the non-measurable results)

8.

Control:

(a)  

9.

Constants:

a)

things that change throughout the experiment (three of them)

b)

lots of things that are different

c)

things that stay the same throughout the experiment (lots of them)

d)

things that stay the same throughout the experiment (can only have three of them)

10.

SpongeBob loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal Sandy. He bought a special Flower Power fertilizer to see if it will help plants produce more flowers. He plants two plants of the same size in separate containers with the same amount of potting soil. He places one plant in a sunny window and waters it every day with fertilized water. He places the other plant on a shelf in a closet and waters it with plain water every other day. At the end of two weeks, he counts the number of flowers on each plant. What did SpongeBob do wrong in this experiment?

a)

had too many IVs

b)

had only one IV

c)

had too many DVs

d)

had bad IVs

11.

SpongeBob loves to garden and wants to grow lots of pink flowers for his pal Sandy. He bought a special Flower Power fertilizer to see if it will help plants produce more flowers. He plants two plants of the same size in separate containers with the same amount of potting soil. He places one plant in a sunny window and waters it every day with fertilized water. He places the other plant on a shelf in a closet and waters it with plain water every other day. At the end of two weeks, he counts the number of flowers on each plant. What should he have done to test the Flower Power fertilizer?

a)

only have changed the amount of sunlight each plant gets

b)

only have changed how often each plant gets water

c)

only changed the location of the plants

d)

only changed the type of fertilizer

12.

Joanna read that certain perfumes would cause bees to leave the hive and act in an agitated fashion. She decided to investigate the response of bees to five different perfumes- Ralph Lauren, Armani, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and the last is an odorless liquid. She placed a saucer containing 20 ml of perfume A 10 meters from a beehive. She then recorded the total number of bees that emerged from the hive during a 15 minute interval and made observations on their behavior. Using a 30 minute interval between tests to allow recovery time for the bees, she then repeated the procedure to test the remaining three samples. Each test was conducted on the same day with similar weather conditions. What was the IV?

a)

the bees’ agitation

b)

the bees

c)

perfume

d)

thirty minutes

13.

Joanna read that certain perfumes would cause bees to leave the hive and act in an agitated fashion. She decided to investigate the response of bees to five different perfumes- Ralph Lauren, Armani, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and the last is an odorless liquid. She placed a saucer containing 20 ml of perfume A 10 meters from a beehive. She then recorded the total number of bees that emerged from the hive during a 15 minute interval and made observations on their behavior. Using a 30 minute interval between tests to allow recovery time for the bees, she then repeated the procedure to test the remaining three samples. Each test was conducted on the same day with similar weather conditions. What was the DV?

a)

perfume

b)

bees’ reaction

c)

bees’ agitation

d)

that each test was conducted on the same day

14.

Joanna read that certain perfumes would cause bees to leave the hive and act in an agitated fashion. She decided to investigate the response of bees to five different perfumes- Ralph Lauren, Armani, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and the last is an odorless liquid. She placed a saucer containing 20 ml of perfume A 10 meters from a beehive. She then recorded the total number of bees that emerged from the hive during a 15 minute interval and made observations on their behavior. Using a 30 minute interval between tests to allow recovery time for the bees, she then repeated the procedure to test the remaining three samples. Each test was conducted on the same day with similar weather conditions. List three constants.

a)

same beehive, time, amount of perfume

b)

same perfume, no repeating the procedure, odorless liquid

c)

didn’t have a control group, the different perfumes, odorless liquid

d)

response of bees, reaction of the bees, same perfume

15.

Joanna read that certain perfumes would cause bees to leave the hive and act in an agitated fashion. She decided to investigate the response of bees to five different perfumes- Ralph Lauren, Armani, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and the last is an odorless liquid. She placed a saucer containing 20 ml of perfume A 10 meters from a beehive. She then recorded the total number of bees that emerged from the hive during a 15 minute interval and made observations on their behavior. Using a 30 minute interval between tests to allow recovery time for the bees, she then repeated the procedure to test the remaining three samples. Each test was conducted on the same day with similar weather conditions. Was there a control group? If so, what was it?

a)

no control group

b)

same saucer

c)

odorless liquid

d)

15 minute interval

16.

Alex wonders if adding salt to water will affect how long it takes the water to freeze. Alex thinks that salt water will freeze more quickly than fresh water. He decides to check his hypothesis by conducting an experiment. Alex takes two ice trays and fills one with distilled water and the other with distilled water that has two tablespoons of salt added. He makes sure he puts exactly the same amount of water in each ice tray. Alex takes the trays and puts them side by side in the freezer. Alex checks the ice trays every 10 minutes to see if the water in each tray has begun to freeze. Alex finds that after 20 minutes the water in the ice tray without the salt has started to form ice, while the ice tray with the salt water is still completely liquid. What should Alex’s hypotheses be?

a)

if Alex uses salt, then the water will freeze faster

b)

if Alex uses water, the salt will freeze faster

c)

when Alex uses salt, the water will freeze faster

d)

if Alex uses salt, the salt will freeze faster

17.

This part of the graph tells you what the graph is about:

(a)  

18.

Explain the min and max values:

(a)  

19.

Fill in the blank: The IV goes on the _-axis.

(a)  

20.

Fill in the blank: The DV goes on the _-axis.

(a)  

21.

What is the IV?

(a)  

22.

The cheetah (Che) is twice as fast as what animal?

(a)  

23.

The largest percentage of students received what grade?

(a)  

24.

Based on the graph, do you think Mr. M’s class is difficult?  Why or why not? (The graph is grades the students got)

(a)  

25.

Based on the graph, the plant grows best in what amount of sunlight?

(a)  

26.

On Day 11, the plant that was grown with 1 hour of sunlight was how tall?

(a)  

27.

The peak of the curve represents the:

a)

longest worms

b)

average worms

28.

Put the stages of the trout life cycle in order: adult, alevin, egg, fry, juvenile

(a)  

29.

This part of the fish senses movement around them. It will aid in finding prey and alerting the trout to nearby predators.

(a)  

30.

This fin helps keep the trout steady.

(a)  

31.

What stage are the trout in our tank in (or about to be)?

(a)  

32.

Alex wonders if adding salt to water will affect how long it takes the water to freeze. Alex thinks that salt water will freeze more quickly than fresh water. He decides to check his hypothesis by conducting an experiment. Alex takes two ice trays and fills one with distilled water and the other with distilled water that has two tablespoons of salt added. He makes sure he puts exactly the same amount of water in each ice tray. Alex takes the trays and puts them side by side in the freezer. Alex checks the ice trays every 10 minutes to see if the water in each tray has begun to freeze. Alex finds that after 20 minutes the water in the ice tray without the salt has started to form ice, while the ice tray with the salt water is still completely liquid. What is the IV?

a)

type of freezer

b)

type of salt (water or no water)

c)

type of water (salt or no salt)

d)

type of liquid

33.

Alex wonders if adding salt to water will affect how long it takes the water to freeze. Alex thinks that salt water will freeze more quickly than fresh water. He decides to check his hypothesis by conducting an experiment. Alex takes two ice trays and fills one with distilled water and the other with distilled water that has two tablespoons of salt added. He makes sure he puts exactly the same amount of water in each ice tray. Alex takes the trays and puts them side by side in the freezer. Alex checks the ice trays every 10 minutes to see if the water in each tray has begun to freeze. Alex finds that after 20 minutes the water in the ice tray without the salt has started to form ice, while the ice tray with the salt water is still completely liquid. What is the control group if there is one?

a)

no control group

b)

regular distilled water

c)

water

d)

salt