Scientific Inquiry and Study of Life Quiz

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What is the scientific method?

  • A method solely based on subjective values
  • A systematic way of learning about the natural world (correct)
  • An unstructured process of making observations
  • A random approach to understanding natural phenomena

What does scientific data provide?

  • Opinions based on personal perspectives
  • Facts independent of subjective values (correct)
  • Interpretations based on cultural differences
  • Facts influenced by belief systems

What do natural laws not change over?

  • Different planets
  • Environmental conditions
  • Time or distance (correct)
  • Various dimensions

What is the proposed explanation in scientific inquiry called?

<p>Hypothesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for natural events according to scientific inquiry?

<p>Tracable cause (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must a hypothesis be in the scientific method?

<p>Testable and falsifiable (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What must there be for a hypothesis in the scientific method?

<p>Some observation or experiment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of blinding in a properly designed experiment?

<p>Information about the test conditions is not revealed to the participant (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does randomization do in a properly designed experiment?

<p>Objects/individuals are put in an experimental group by chance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a positive control in an experiment?

<p>Used to test if all of the reagents and conditions work as expected (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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