Chpt 2 test bio sandall
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- a childs height is an exaple of qualitative data
- FALSE
- most scientists rarely communicate with others
- FALSE
- a falsifiable hypothesis is one that can be proven incorrect
- TRUE
- scientists are persuaded by logical arguments that are supported by evidence
- TRUE
- An important goal of scientists is to ask questions about the natural world
- TRUE
- the goal of science is to apply scientific understanding for some specific purpose
- FALSE
- \"the bird has brown spots on its wings\" is an example of inference
- FALSE
- a condition that can differ within an experiment is called a variable.
- TRUE
- In science evidence consists of a collected body of data from observations and experiments
- TRUE
- the everyday meaning of theory is the same as the secientific meaning
- FALSE
- you suggest that the presence of water would accelerate the growth of bread mold. this is an________
- hypothesis
- when enough experimental data support a hypotheses the hypothesis becomes a ___________
- Theory
- in science, a hypothesis is useful only if ______________
- it can be tested
- 1.6L =
- 1,600 mL
- thinking that somone is at the door when you hear the doorbell is a ________
- inference
- 3240 mg =
- 0.324 g
- the idea that \"all living things are made up of cells \" is ____________
- quantitate data
- a theory _______________
- may be modified or dicovered
- which of the following might be a valid hypothesis for why a plant appears to be dying
- the plant is receiving to much sunllight not being watered enough, being watered too much
- the work of scientists generally begins with
- making observations and asking questions
- an experiment that tests the effect of a single varriable is called
- controlled experiment
- the ability to reproduce results is an important part of any
- experiment
- bio is the scientific study of
- life
- A controlled experiment allows the scientists to isolate and test what?
- a single variable
- 97 cm -->
- .0097 hm
- a map is an example of
- model
- 150 cm -->_____
- 1.5 m
- a well tested explanation that makes sense of a great variety of observations is a ________
- theory