Biology EOC Review - Experimental Design

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What is the independent variable in an experiment testing how different cleats change an athlete's running speed?

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The type of cleat

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How many variables can be tested in a controlled experiment?

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one

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What is the dependent variable in a test measuring the foam eruption height when adding Mentos to different soda brands?

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Height of foam eruption

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Which of the following is a quantitative observation? Options: The bird is very colorful., The bird has 4 different colors on him., The bird has many, many feathers., It is a bird. 

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The bird has 4 different colors on him.

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What is the dependent variable when testing the effects of different types of exercise on heart rate?

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heart rate

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What is the independent variable in the research question: "Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive?"

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Type of gasoline

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This variable is the actual data collected during the experiment.

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dependent variable

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This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

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independent variable

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Things that stay the same throughout the whole experiment are called

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constants

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The yard is wet so it must have rained last night is an example of a (an)

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inference