Terms I should know - 1 Flashcards

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What is inferring?

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It is an educated guess

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2
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Do organisms communicate ? If so, define what it means.

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YES, and it is when one organism transmits information onto another.

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Is a hypothesis a scientific explanation for a set of observations that can be tested in ways that support it or reject it? Select a YES or NO answer.

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YESS .

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4
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TRUE or FALSE - An experiment is a judgement at the end of an investigation using the data provided?

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FALSE - It is a procedure in which you test your hypothesis to GATHER OBSERVATIONS, DATA, OR FACTS.

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5
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Conclusion

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A judgement at the end of an investigation using the data/observations provided!

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6
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Is a variable a control group?

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NO

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7
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Please define what a variable is, I keep forgetting!

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It is anything that can change or be changed.

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What is a control?

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Something that is not being tested.

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9
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An ecosystem is an area where all ____ __ _____ occur

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An ecosystem is an area where all FORMS OF LIFE occur,

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