Scientific Method

Which of the following do scientists NOT use to support ideas?

• Opinions

• Evidence

• Experiments

• Investigations

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Which of the following is UNETHICAL behavior in scientific investigations?

• allowing peers to review investigations

• following guidelines for medical experiments

• reporting inaccurate data

• basing investigations on someone else's work

Scientific thinking can be used...

• only by scientists

• only in experiments

• by all living things

• by everyone in daily life

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All of the following are reasons to have an understanding of science EXCEPT

• the day I was born determines my personality

• buying products that do no harm to the environment

• making wise health care choices

• deciding which candidates to vote for in an election

A scientist noticed that the number of salamanders in ponds in the Rocky Mountains was declining. This was a(n)

• hypothesis

• theory

• observation

• control

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The English physician Ronald Ross wanted to find the cause of malaria. Based on his observations, Dr. Ross suggested that the Anopheles mosquito spread malaria from person to person. This suggestion was a

• theory

• hypothesis

• scientific "truth"

• observation

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Scientific hypotheses are most often tested by the process of

• communicating

• inferring

• experimenting

• analyzing data

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The variable that is measured in an experiment is the _____________ variable

• dependent

• independent

• control

• experiment

A general explanation for a broad range of data is called a

• hypothesis

• theory

• prediction

• controlled experiment

Biology is the study of

• life

• minerals

• weather

• energy

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