BIO - Unit 0.1: Graphing & Data Analysis

A car salesman records information about the cars he is selling.

The colour of each car is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Continuous

• Discrete

A shop owner records information about his customers.

The distance they traveled to get to the shop is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

A shop owner records information about his customers.

The method of transport is _____ data

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Where is the dependent variable placed on a graph?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• either the x-axis or the y-axis

• neither the x-axis nor the y-axis

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What type of graph should be used to show how many students got an A, B, C, D, or F on a unit exam?

• bar graph

• histogram

• line

• pie chart

• scatterplot

How many students take the bus to school?

• 35
• 20
• 10
• 15

Which type of graph shows change over time?

• bar graph
• line graph
• circle graph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

During which month is the greatest amount of runoff?

• May

• December

• June

• March

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A scientist wanted to see if the amount of garbage that Americans threw away changed over time. He collected information and then showed his results in the graph below.

Based on this graph, what could the scientist say about the amount of garbage that each person threw away?

• It increased over time

• it decreased over time

• it increased the most in 1980

• It decreased the most in 1990