COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ experimental group
Answer: The group in a study that is manipulated somehow such
that it differs from the control group in only one way.
◉ control group
Answer: the group that does not receive the experimental treatment.
◉ Data
Answer: Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through
observations.
◉ Results/Conclusion
Answer: measurements & observations from the experiment & the
conclusion drawn from them
◉ Constants
Answer: the factors in an experiment that remain the same
,◉ scientific theory
Answer: A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations
or experimental results.
◉ Science
Answer: An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence
about the natural world.
◉ Technology
Answer: The application of scientific knowledge for practical
purposes
◉ Biodiversity
Answer: The number of different species in an area
◉ Extinction
Answer: the disapperence of all members of a species from the earth
◉ conservation biology
Answer: application of biology to counter the loss of biodiversity
◉ biodiversity
, Answer: the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or
ecosystem.
◉ genetic diversity
Answer: a measure of the genetic variation among individuals in a
population
◉ community diversity
Answer: variation in the groups of populations and species that
share an environment
◉ landscape diversity
Answer: variety of habitat elements within an ecosystem
◉ biodiversity hotspots
Answer: Relatively small areas of land that contain an exceptional
number of different types of organisms
◉ exotic species
Answer: a species that is not native to a particular region
◉ pollution
Answer: Release of harmful materials into the environment