Unit 1 Biology Quiz Review

"The kitchen smells like cookies." This statement is a/an

• quantitative observation

• inference

• qualitative observation

• hypothesis

The variable chosen/manipulated by the experimenter to test in an experiment is the

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• dependent variable

• constant variable

In an experiment testing the effect of different types of fertilizers on plants, one variable that should be kept constant is

• the amount of fertilizer

• the type of plant

• the amount of sunlight

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A student would like to analyze how well her vegetable garden is growing. She has taken measurements of three different vegetables each day for a month, and would like to graph this data. Which type of graph would be most appropriate to display this data?

• multiple bar graph

• single bar graph

• multiple line graph

• single line graph

• pie chart

Consider this image. Which of the following statements is an inference about the image?

• The jerseys are red.

• There are two players in the picture.

• One player is wearing yellow gloves.

• The players are happy.

• There are two helmets.

Consider this image. Which of the following statements is a qualitative observation about the image?

• The jerseys are red.

• There are two players in the picture.

• The players are happy.

• There are two helmets.

Consider this image. Which of the following statements is a quantitative observation about the image?

• The jerseys are red.

• There are two players in the picture.

• One player is wearing yellow gloves.

• The players are happy.

• There are four helmets.

A possible explanation for a phenomenon in nature which can be tested is called a/an

• scientific question

• hypothesis

• observation

• inference

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which type of graph would be most appropriate to use if you wanted to show how the height of a person changed from birth until age 20?

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• None of the above

Which type of graph would be most appropriate to use if you wanted to compare the average height in each class (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors) at Pembroke?

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• None of the above