What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess
A repeat of an experiment
A practical test carried out under carefully regulated conditions
What does data consist of?
Measurements
Observations
Information gatheres
All of the above
Edward Jenner was responsible for the discovery of
Antibiotics
Vaccinations
Alexander Flemming was responsible for the dicovery of
Vaccination
Which of the following are principles of experimentation?
Safety
Ethical issues
Accidental discoveries
What is a placebo?
The actual drug
A harmless drug
Should the sample size be
Large
Small
By how many variables should the actual/test experiment and the control experiment differ?
0
1
2
Which of the following are limitations of the scientific method?
Insufficient knowledge
Wrongly interpreting results
Control
Careful planning and design
Which of the following describes the scientific method in the correct order?
Conclusion, data, principle, theory, observation, hypothesis, experimentation
Observation, hypothesis, theory, principle, experimentation, data, conclusion
Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, data, conclusion, principle, theory
Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, data, conclusion, theory, principle
