Vocabulary
Multiple Choice
SI Units
Characteristics of Living Things
Scientific Method
100
An article that is being read carefully and checked by other scientists is going through what process?
What is peer review
100
What are the smallest objects that biologists study? A. organisms B. molecules C. organs D. cells
What are "B. molecules"
100
The basic unit of mass in the metric system is the _________________.
What is gram
100
Which characteristic of living things is important to the survival of a group of animals rather than an individual member of this group?
What is reproduction or evolution
100
Based on your observations, you suggest that by adding vitamins to the dogfood you buy could accelarate your puppy's growth. This is A. a conclusion. B. an experiment. C. a hypothesis. D. an analysis.
What is "C. hypothesis"
200
The job that every body part has is called that part's ______________?
What is function
200
Cells in multicellular organisms have many different sizes and shapes. These differences in cells are part of cell specialization. Cell specialization allows cells to _________ A. reproduce. B. respond to their environment. C. perform different functions. D. be less complex.
What is "C. perform different functions"
200
How many meters are in 3.5 km? A. 350 B. 3500 C. 35,000 D. 350,000
What is "B. 3500"
200
Which characteristic of living things has to do with the body regulating it's internal temperature?
What is homeostasis
200
A scientist wants to measure the effect of heat on the growth of duck feathers. To test his hypothesis that heat will slow down the growth of duck feathers, the scientist places a heating pad on the back of one group of five ducks, while the other five ducks do not receive any treatment. What is the variable in this experiment?
What is heat
300
Measurements made while observing a plant or animal over a period of time is called what?
What is data
300
Which big idea in biology is MOST concerned with DNA? A. cellular basis of life B. matter and energy C. information and heredity D. interdependence in nature
What is "C. information and heredity"
300
The basic unit of volume in the metric system is the _________________.
What is liter
300
What do we call a group of one type of organisms that live in an area?
What is population
300
How do scientific theories compare to hypotheses? A. Theories unify a broad range of observations and hypotheses. B. Theories are the same as hypotheses C. Hypotheses combine the ideas of several theories to explain events. D. Hypotheses are the dominant view among scientists.
What is "A. Theories unify a broad range of observations and hypotheses"
400
An experiment in which only one variable is changed is a ________________ experiment.
What is controlled
400
Which of the following is NOT a way that science influences society? A. Science provides answers to some of society’s practical problems. B. Science gives society answers to difficult ethical issues. C. Science advances technology that is useful to society. D. Science increases society’s understanding of how people affect the environment.
What is "B. Science gives society answers to difficult ethical issues"
400
How many meters are in 1.8 km? A. 180 B. 1800 C. 18,000 D. 180,000
What is 1800
400
Which characteristic of living things has to do with how the body gets and maintains energy through chemical processes?
What is metabolism
400
Suppose that a scientific idea is well-tested and can be used to make predictions in numerous new situations, but cannot explain one particular event. This idea is a A. hypothesis that is incorrect. B. hypothesis that must be retested. C. theory that should be discarded. D. theory that may need revision.
What is "D. theory that may need revision"
500
A particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific is called ________________.
What is bias
500
Who reviews articles for peer-reviewed journals? A. friends of the scientists who wrote the articles B. anonymous and independent experts C. the scientists who did the experiments D. people who paid for the experiments
What is "B. anonymous and independent experts"
500
A mass of 6000 g is equal to ________________ kg.
What is 6
500
How would you determine whether something is living or nonliving?
What is "it must have all 8 characteristics of living things"
500
Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered antibiotic affects humans. Other antibiotic researchers would likely A. reject the hypothesis right away. B. change the hypothesis to fit their own findings. C. assume that the hypothesis is true for all antibiotics D. design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis.
What is "D. design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis"
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