Unit 1 Biology: Characteristics of Life and Scientific Thinking

What is the definition of biology?

• The study of life

• The study of ology

• The study of the entire world

• The study of living and non-living

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What is the variable in an experiment that is being changed by the scientist?

• Dependent variable

• independent variable

• control variable

• experimental variable

When an experiment has been done multiple times, it makes the experimental results more ________________.

• accurate

• testable

• reliable

• beautiful

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

• Reproduction

• Growth

• Energy

• Organism

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What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

• Hypothesis

• Question/Observation

• Procedure

• The experiment

A testable explanation of a question or problem is called ______________.

• Observations

• Data

• Control set-up

• Hypothesis

What is the part of the experiment that is used for comparison?

• Control set-up

• Experimental set-up

• Controlled Variable(s)

• Responding Variables

What is the term for a group of organisms so similar that they are able to breed and produce fertile offspring?

• Species

• Population

• Community

• Organism

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Why do scientists only test one independent variable at a time?

• Because it is hard to setup a data table with more than one variable

• It is what has always been done

• To better identify what is causing the changes

• It's easier to perform the experiment

Which is the best description of homeostasis?

• It is where you feel at home

• It is when everything in your body is balanced

• It is when we became Homo sapiens

• It is another word for hypothesis

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