Variables & Experiments
This type of variable does not receive a treatment and remains constant.
Control Variable
This type of microorganism can be treated with antibiotics
Bacteria
This vital sign can be measured using a thermometer
Internal Temperature
This type of microorganism is responsible for a tuberculosis infection.
bacteria
This job requires a nursing degree, as well as an advanced degree. This professional can practice as a doctor, but does not have a doctoral degree.
Nurse Practitioner
The term for an elevated body temperature
Fever
Mrs. Wright is testing a new and improved formula of her hairspray. On Sunday, Mrs. Wright puts her hair up and sprays the old formula on it. The spray held her hair for 4 hours. On Monday, Mrs. Wright uses the new and improved hairspray formula and the spray held her hair for 8 hours. The dependent variable in this case is
These types of microorganisms can survive without a host.
Fungus and Bacteria
This vital sign usually has two numbers associated with it and a sample reading looks like this: 120/80.
Blood Pressure
The incubation period for tuberculosis can last this many weeks.
12
This physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disease using medical imaging
Radiologist
A test used to look at brain activity
ECG
In order to test the success of an experimental treatment, it is necessary to have this type of group as a point of comparison.
Control Group
Fungus
This vital sign indicates how many times the heart pumps per minute
Heart rate/pulse
This is the most common symptom of tuberculosis that also causes infection to other people.
Coughing
This professional performs laboratory tests that help diagnose, treat, and prevent disease.
Lab Technician
A lab test to show features surrounding the heart
Chest X-ray
You hypothesize that plants exposed to music grow more than plants not exposed to music. In this case, the independent variable is
The Music
These microorganisms can be transmitted via air, water, or contact with surfaces.
Bacteria, Virus, and Fungus
This vital sign describes how many times you breathe in a given minute.
Respiration rate
The incubation period is the measure of time from when the microorganism is contracted to the first sign of these
Symptoms
This advanced practice nurse administers anesthesia and monitors during surgery
Nurse Anesthetist
A lab test to look at white cell count
Blood test
This statement helps scientists focus an experiment and provides a good starting point for design. It is an educated predication about what will happen in an experiment.
Hypothesis
This type of microorganism frequently mutates and requires specialized vaccines/medications to combat it
A condition where the body temperature drops below 95 degrees Fahrenheit
Hypothermia
This scientist proved that tuberculosis was infectious and not inherited.
Robert Koch
This professional dispenses medication and provides pharmaceutical care.
Pharmacist
A category of disease that is passed typically from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas to an animal, usually through a bite or saliva.
vector-borne