Intro to Biology

Define BIOLOGY.

• The study of life and living organisms.
• The study of animals.
• They study of matter.
• The study of earth and its atmosphere.

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Which characteristic of living things is important to the survival of a group of animals rather than an individual member of this group? 

• homeostasis
• reproduction
• adaptation 
• growth

You state that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a(an)

• conclusion.
• hypothesis.
• experiment.
• analysis.

The best instrument to use to separate the liquid portion from the solid portions in whole blood is a(an)

•  compound light microscope.
• centrifuge.
• test tube.
• electron microscope.

A hypothesis

• can be completely proven
• may be disproved by a single experiment. 
• does not have to be tested to be accepted as probably correct.
• is a proven fact.

The factor in an experiment that will be changed. 

• dependent variable
• independent variable
• controlled variable
• responding variable

Biology is the study of

• the land, water, and air on Earth.
• the living world.
• animals and plants only. 
• the environment.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• growth and development 
• ability to move
• response to the environment
• ability to reproduce

Which of the following terms includes all the others?

• biologist
• botanist
• zoologist
• ethologist

How many centimeters are in 2.4 km?

• 240
• 2400
• 24,000
• 240,000