SOL Review Living Systems & Scientific Investigation

SOL Review Living Systems & Scientific Investigation

Use the information presented to answer the questions

Multiple Choice

The outer layer of the plant cell is called the ....

• cell membrane 
• nucleus
• cell wall 
• the skin 

Multiple Choice

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

• foot
• hand
• stomach
• brain

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

• chloroplasts and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and cell wall
• cell wall and cell membrane
• mitochondria and nucleus

Multiple Choice

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

• cell membrane
• cytoplasm
• nucleus
• vacuole

Multiple Choice

Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

Multiple Choice

Mosses are non-vascular, which means they do not have

• tissue

• blood

• chloroplast

• tubes

Multiple Choice

these plants are non-vascular and seedless

• mosses

• ferns

• conifers

• flowering plants

Multiple Choice

these plants have a system of tubes to carry water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves

• mosses

• vascular

• non-vascular

• tropisms

Multiple Choice

Octopus is...

• Vertebrate
• Invertebrate

Multiple Choice

Vertebrates don't have a backbone

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Animals are divided into vertebrates and invertebrates

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• independent
• dependent

Multiple Choice

Qualitative or Quantitative:
The cat has orange fur on his ears. 

• Qualitative
• Quantitative

Multiple Choice

That this animal has fur is an...

• inference
• conclusion
• observation
• opinion

Multiple Choice

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas
• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
• To be unaware of your surroundings

Multiple Choice

How does the type of music playing affect a person's heartrate?

A person's heartrate is...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable (constant)

Multiple Choice

How does the amount of sunlight each tomato plant gets, affect the number of tomatoes that grow on them?

The amount of sunlight is...

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• controlled variable (constant)

Multiple Choice

What is an observation?

• A scientific statement based on ideas
• Using your senses to notice what is going on around you
• To be unaware of your surroundings

Multiple Choice

What are the three kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?

• independent, controlled, dependent
• independent, dependent, identical
• identical, controlled, sample

Multiple Choice

A student conducted an investigation on the growth of bacteria over time. He incubated three different types of bacteria for 120 minutes. He began counting the number of bacteria grown after 30 minutes. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• Trial number
• Number of bacteria
• Incubation time
•  Type of bacteria