Biology I Exam #1 –
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5 steps of scientific method
1. observation
2. question
3. hypothesis
4. experiment
5. conclusion
observation
act of viewing the world around us
question
made based off of an observation
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hypothesis
a tentative explanation for an observation
controlled experiment
- test several groups
- introduce a single variable per treatment
- keep conditions as similar as possible from one group to the next
conclusion
supports/refutes hypothesis
- more experimentation needed if refuted
prediction
a guess of what might happen based on observation-- the outcome you would observe if your hypothesis was
supported
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theory
a sound explanation of the world supported through continued observation and experiments over a long period of
time
3 components of a controlled experiment
1. variable
2. test group
3. control group
variable
feature of an experiment that is changed from one treatment to the next
test group
exposed to variable in an experiment
control group
not exposed to the variable in an experiment
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