The Scientific Method (LC 2026) (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is the scientific method?
What is the scientific method?
A process for testing explanations
What is biology?
What is biology?
The study of living things
What does ecology study?
What does ecology study?
Organisms and their environment
Which area of biology studies inheritance?
Which area of biology studies inheritance?
Genetics
What does cytology study?
What does cytology study?
Cells
What is a hypothesis?
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess based on observation
What is a theory?
What is a theory?
A hypothesis supported by many experiments
What is a principle or law?
What is a principle or law?
A theory valid when fully tested long-term
What is a control in an experiment?
What is a control in an experiment?
A standard to measure against
What is a placebo?
What is a placebo?
A fake drug used to set up a control
How many differences should exist between the control and actual experiment?
How many differences should exist between the control and actual experiment?
One difference (variable)
What does double blind testing reduce?
What does double blind testing reduce?
Bias
When was penicillin accidentally discovered?
When was penicillin accidentally discovered?
1928