Unit # 1 Study Guide

1)     What is the goal of science?

 

 

 

 

2)     How does an observation about an object differ from an inference about that object?

 

 

 

 

3)     How does a hypothesis help scientists understand the natural world?

 

 

 

 

4)     Describe three ways in which a hypothesis may arise.

 

 

 

 

5)     Why is it advantageous for scientists to test only one variable at a time?

 

 

 

 

6)     Distinguish between variable and control.

 

 

 

 

7)     What steps are made in making a valid conclusion?

 

 

 

 

8)     What must happen for a hypothesis to become a theory?

 

 

 

 

9)     How are unicellular and multicellular organisms alike? How are they different?