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?
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  • Measurements
  • Observations
  • Information gatheres
  • All of the above

Question 3

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Edward Jenner was responsible for the discovery of
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  • Antibiotics
  • Vaccinations

Question 4

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Alexander Flemming was responsible for the dicovery of
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  • Antibiotics
  • Vaccination

Question 5

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Which of the following are principles of experimentation?
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  • Safety
  • Ethical issues
  • Accidental discoveries
  • All of the above

Question 6

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What is a placebo?
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  • 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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  • 0
  • 1
  • 2

Question 9

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Which of the following are limitations of the scientific method?
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  • 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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