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Experimental Design
Biology
| Test q | Answer |
|---|---|
| Controlled Experiments | Things you keep the same |
| variable | Things that are changed in an experiment |
| Controlled variables, sometimes called constant variables | Variables that are kept constant or unchanging. |
| independent variable | The one factor that you are changing. |
| dependent variable | Variable you observe, to see whether it is affected by your independent variable. |
| Hypothesis | statement of what we think will happen |
| Question | point of confusion to be clarified |
| (Experiment) | to test or to try |
| Design | to make or to create |
| Data | measure the variables |
| 6 characteristics of life | 1) Reproduce 2) Grow 3) Obtain Energy 4) Gas Exchange 5) Cells/DNA 6) Respond to the environment |
| Living things | Has all 6 Characteristics of life |
| Non-living | does not have all 6 characteristics of life |