Vocabulary 1
An educated guess; what you think may happen in the experiment
hypothesis
one way to test a hypothesis, involves variables and data
experiment
this is the first step of the SM
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Biology is the study of _____________
Life
If a field scientist is writing in their notebook during the experiment, they are most likely __________
Collect/Recording data
used by scientists to measure or make observations
scientific tools
a process for approaching problems that involves systematic steps
scientific method
This is the second step of the SM; usually comes right after the Question
Form a Hypothesis
Zoology is the study of _____________
Animals
A group of scientists wish to test their hypothesis, they should __________
design an experiment
in the scientific method this is the step after analyzing the data
conclusion
an observation, measurement, or any important information relevant to an experiment; usually collected, displayed, and analyzed.
data
This is the third step of the SM; this tests the hypothesis
Design an Experiment
Paleontology is the study of _____________
fossilized animals and plants
An individual has just analyzed their data, what step usually comes after that?
Making conclusions
the variable that the experimenter wishes to test; decided by the experimenter
independent variable
the variable that represents the results of the IV
dependent variable
This step happens during the experiment
Collect Data
Virology is the study of _____________
Viruses
Before an experiment starts, values for this variable should be decided by the experimenters.
independent variable
This step happens after the experiment
Analyze Data
Anthropolgy is the study of _________
humans