Biology Test 1 (Science Of LIfe)

An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.

A logical interpretation based on what scientists already know

Act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful, orderly way

What kind of experiment should be used whenever possible to test a hypothesis?

An independent variable is also called a manipulated variable

An experiment is usually divided into what 2 groups

A scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support or reject it

An inference is

To be useable in science a hypothesis must be

Which of the following statements about a controlled experiment is true?

The statement: "The worm is 2 centimeters long" is an

Check all that apply about the characteriestics of living things

A signal to which an organism responds

Specialized cells within a leaf help regulate gases that enter the leaf and plant helping it survive a drought. This process is an example of

Some plants can produce an unsavory chemical to ward off catepillar that feed on its leaves. This is an example of which characteristic of a living thing

Process of anonymous scientist reviewing the work of their peers by testing and evaluating their experiments

Well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses that enables the scientist to make accurate predictions about new situations.

A particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific.

Newton's laws of gravity (What goes up must come down) is an example of a scientific theory

Scientifc theories are considered absolute truth

A skeptical attitude in Science

The purpose of peer review in science is to ensure that:

Which of the following characteristics is NOT shared by both a horse and the grass that it eats

A bird watcher sees an unuusal bird at a feeder, He takes carefull ntes on the bird's color, shape and other physical features, and then goes to a reference book to see if he can identify the species. What aspect of the Scientific process is most apparent in this situation?

One meter is equal to

What is the basic unit of matter?

Neutrons are negatively charged

Protons and neutrons have [blank_start]about the same amount of mass[blank_end]

Protons and electrons are in the nucleus of the atom

Which subatomic particles is negatively charged?

Which two subatomic particles's occur in equal numbers in an atom and thus their charges balance each other out?

Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of neutrons

On which axis should the independent variable be graphed?

What are the features of a proper graph title? (check all that apply)

In an experiment measuring the affect of plant fertilizer on plant growth, the following are true, (check all that apply)