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What is Life/SM
Biology Honors Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Step 1: | define the problem and pose the question carefully |
| Step 2: | Formulate a hypothesis |
| a theo retical explination of the observed facts that must be carefully defined so it can be tested | Hypothesis |
| Step 3: | Perform experiments to test the hypothesis |
| the variable changed to determine its effects on other conditions | Independent Variable |
| the variable that is measured to determine its changes | dependent variable |
| an experimental ground give no special treatment and serves as a basis for comparison | Control Group |
| All conditions remain unchanged in these factors | Constant factors |
| Step 4: | Collection of Data, Results |
| An Experiment requires: | materials, procedures, observations, collecting and organizing data, and recording results |
| recorded observations in the forms of numbers, (numerical data includes measurements of time, mass, weight, length, volume, etc) | Quantitative Data |
| includes non-numerical observations made about an object such as color, size, texture, smell, taste, etc. | Qualitative data |
| This type of data cannot be accurately measured, but is still an important type of data | Qualitative Data |