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Scientific Method
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Leaving Certificate Biology (The Scientific Method) Quiz on Scientific Method, created by eimearkelly3 on 11/06/2013.
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Question 1
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What is a hypothesis?
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An educated guess
A repeat of an experiment
A practical test carried out under carefully regulated conditions
Question 2
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What does data consist of?
Answer
Measurements
Observations
Information gatheres
All of the above
Question 3
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Edward Jenner was responsible for the discovery of
Answer
Antibiotics
Vaccinations
Question 4
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Alexander Flemming was responsible for the dicovery of
Answer
Antibiotics
Vaccination
Question 5
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Which of the following are principles of experimentation?
Answer
Safety
Ethical issues
Accidental discoveries
All of the above
Question 6
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What is a placebo?
Answer
The actual drug
A harmless drug
Question 7
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Should the sample size be
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Large
Small
Question 8
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By how many variables should the actual/test experiment and the control experiment differ?
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2
Question 9
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Which of the following are limitations of the scientific method?
Answer
Insufficient knowledge
Wrongly interpreting results
Control
Ethical issues
Careful planning and design
Question 10
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Which of the following describes the scientific method in the correct order?
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Conclusion, data, principle, theory, observation, hypothesis, experimentation
Observation, hypothesis, theory, principle, experimentation, data, conclusion
Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, data, conclusion, principle, theory
Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, data, conclusion, theory, principle
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