Unit 1-Intro to biology MK

Question 1

Testable question

Answer 1

Questions that can be answered through experiments and observing nature.

Question 2

Non-testable question

Answer 2

Questions that cant be answered by observations or by evidence gathered through experiments

Question 3

Quantitative

Answer 3

numbers

Question 4

qualitative

Answer 4

quality

Question 5

Trials

Answer 5

testing by evidence

Question 6

Observation

Answer 6

Things you find based off of you looking around

Question 7

Empirical evidence

Answer 7

info obtained through observation and documentation of a specific behavior and patterns or through experimentation

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

facts gathered for reference or analysis

Question 9

Models in science

Answer 9

a physical, mathematical and/or conceptual representation of a system of ideas, events or processes

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

comparison between two things

Question 11

Prototype

Answer 11

the original model of something

Question 12

Hypothesis

Answer 12

a prediction on what will happen based off of data

Question 13

Variable

Answer 13

factors that are manipulated to test a hypothesis

Question 14

Procedure

Answer 14

official way of doing something

Question 15

Precision

Answer 15

how close the measurements of the same item are to each other

Question 16

Accuracy

Answer 16

how close a measurement is to its true value.

Question 17

scientific method

Answer 17

the steps taken to establishing facts through testing and experimentation.

Question 18

Control

Answer 18

an element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other elements

Question 19

Constant

Answer 19

The element that stays unchanged throughout the experiment

Question 20

Predict

Answer 20

Thinking of a possible outcome of an experiment

Question 21

Independent variable

Answer 21

A variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by other variables

Question 22

Infer

Answer 22

drawing conclusions based off of evidence

Question 23

Dependent variable

Answer 23

A variable that you measure and is also affected during an experiment

Question 24

Manipulated variable

Answer 24

A factor in an experiment that is purposefully changed

Question 25

Responding variable

Answer 25

The variable that changes as a result of the manipulated variable

Question 26

Sample size

Answer 26

the amount of people or observations included in a study

Question 27

Validity

Answer 27

how accurately a specific method measures what it is supposed to measure.

Question 28

Trends in data

Answer 28

the change of a component with time

Question 29

Correlation

Answer 29

Describes relationships between components

Question 30

Variability

Answer 30

shows how far apart data points are from each other and from the graph's center

Question 31

Mass

Answer 31

How much matter takes up an object

Question 32

Volume

Answer 32

amount of space an object takes up

Question 33

weight

Answer 33

the amount of force exerted on a thing by gravity

Question 34

Percent

Answer 34

a value indicating hundredth parts of a quantity

Question 35

Rate

Answer 35

how much a component changes relative to another component

Question 36

Ratio

Answer 36

A comparison of two quotients using the letters a and b

Question 37

Line graph

Answer 37

a graph that uses lines to connect data points

Question 38

Bar graph

Answer 38

a type of graph where every column represents a value

Question 39

Pie graph

Answer 39

shows the relationship between parts of a whole of a categorical value in a circle which divides each value into slices

Question 40

Scatter plot

Answer 40

a graph that finds out relationships between two different components in a data-set

Question 41

Claim

Answer 41

Stating that something is the case

Question 42

Evidence

Answer 42

info that supports your claim

Question 43

Reason

Answer 43

why the evidence matters.

Question 44

Theory

Answer 44

An explanation of something in the natural world that includes laws, facts, and hypothesis.

Question 45

bias

Answer 45

a flaw in collecting info