Multiple Choice
Biology means
A. Study of cells B. Study of Nature
C. Study of Life D. Study of Morton
C. Study of Life
"The study of life" involves learning about the natural world.
Biology
A __________ is a testable explanation of a situation. (educated guess)
Hypothesis
A direct method of gathering information in an orderly way. Scientific inquiry begins with this.
Observation
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics are all types of
Science
A. Scientific Method B.Science
C. Experiment D. Ethics
A. Scientific Method
"The production of offspring" is a characteristics of life that enables the continuation of a species.
Reproduction
Commonly know as _____________ the International System of Units is a system of measurements used by scientist.
SI
The factor that can change in an experiment
Independent Variable
Permitting a death for reasons of mercy is a moral issue that involve....
Ethics
Which best describes adaptation?
A. Reproducing as a species
B. Short term change in behavior
C. Inherited changes in response to environmental factors
D. Change in size as an organism ages.
C. Inherited changes in response to environmental factors
"The internal control of mechanisms" allows for an organism's system to remain in balance.
Homeostasis
As scientists test their hypotheses, they gather ______, information gained from their observations.
Data
This can be qualitative and quantitative
Data
A process by which the procedures and results of an experiment are evaluated by other scientist who are in the same field or who are conducting similar.
Peer Review
A group of organism that can breed and produce a fertile offspring
A. Adaptation B. Species
C. Organism D. Growth
B. Species
"The measurements based on powers of ten" used by scientists when conducting research.
Metric System
A __________ is when any change in a organism's internal or external environment causes the organism to react.
Stimulus
When a biologist conducts an investigates a phenomenon in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis.
Experiment
A meter, gram, liter, and second are units of measurement in.....
SI
In an experiment the group being tested is the
A. Independent Variable B. Dependent Variable
C. Experimental Group D. Control Group
C. Experimental Group
Livings things are "arranged in an orderly way"
Organized
An _________ is drawing a conclusion or making an assumption based on a prior experience.
Inference
During an experiment this is the group used for comparison
Control Group
After many investigations and observations over time an idea is accepted as a ……...
Theory