10. Two students were testing the amount of fertilizer that would best promote the growth of
strawberries in a garden. Which of the following could be an unavoidable source of experimental error?
A. Fertilization during the study
B. Variation in the strawberry plants
C. Length of the study Population of deer,
D. The cost of watering the plants
11, Using the chart to the right, predict the deer population in
the year 2005,
A. 800 10
B11 D. 1000
Potwation (in hundreds)
1920 1905 1990 1995 2000
Number of Nesting Pairs in a Purple Martin Colony
Week number o Nesting Pas Z
%
aT
0 5
1 9
2 12
3 4
a ”
12, If this trend continues, how many nesting pairs of purple martins will there be in the colony by
the end of the fourth week?
A. 15 ci
B. 16 D. 18
13. Order the following steps of the scientific method in their correct sequences. (1-6)
Develop a hypothesis
Research the scientific question being asked
__ Observe the natural world and ask a question
Accept or reject the original hypothesis
Collect and analyze data
__ Design and implement an experiment