Chapter 1 Science of Biology Test

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 

• experimental group
• control group
• data
• variables

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

• quantitative
• qualitative

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-7

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

• qualitative
• quantitative

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 

• conclusion
• procedures
• materials
• responding variable

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

The scientific name for something living is a(an)

• organism
• cell
• tissue
• human

The total number of chemical reactions is called

• energy
• metabolism
• autotroph
• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The experiments shown here disproved

• sexual reproduction
• homeostasis
• cell theory
• spontaneous generation