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Mizzou - Biology 1020 Test 1 Questions AndAnswers 100% Correct
Inference - ANSWER A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.
Assumption - ANSWER A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
Prediction - ANSWER A statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events. (If,
Then Statement)
Hypothesis - ANSWER A casual explanation of a natural phenomenon. (If, Then,
Because)
Flat teeth are typically used
for grinding plant material, so
an animal with flat teeth must
eat at least some plan - ANSWER Inference
An ornithologist noticed the
wren population declining, so
he concluded that raccoons
were predating upon them. - ANSWER Assumption
Rotten carcasses left out in the open will
generate flies because adult flies will lay eggs
that then hatch into maggots and turn into
, flies. - ANSWER Prediction
Small islands contain limited resources,
therefore organisms living on small islands
will be smaller than their mainland
counterparts due to increased resource
competition. - ANSWER Hypothesis
Independent variable - ANSWER The variable that is believed to be the cause of change
in the other variables- the- manipulated variable. (X-axis, What changes)
Dependent Variable - ANSWER The variable that changes as a result of changes in the
independent variable- the- responding variable. (Y-axis, What is measured)
Control Group - ANSWER The Group in which the independent variable is eliminated, or
set to a standard value. (Stays the same)
Treatment/ Experimental Group - ANSWER The Group in which the independent variable
is manipulated. (Changes)
Mean - ANSWER Average (add observations together and divide by the sample size)
Median - ANSWER Middle value (must re-arrange in numerical order first)
10+15+7 = 32 ; 32/3 = 16 - ANSWER Mean
2, 2, 8, 18, 6, 4, 8. ; Re-arrange: 2, 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 18 - ANSWER Median
Scientific Method - ANSWER Observations and inferences, Hypothesis, Predictions,
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