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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for natural events according to scientific inquiry?

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

    What must a hypothesis be in the scientific method?

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

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

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

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