Biology End of Course Review Guide Pg. 1 & 2

The measurable, observed factor in a controlled experiment. This is the factor that you are anticipating may be affected as a result of exposure to the independent variable.

Example: If students study 15 minutes/night, Then they will have higher test grades than those who don’t study. What is being measured or observed? The students grades. The grades are the ________________ variable.

• Dependent

• Independent

• Control

• Experimental

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A scientist plants two rows of corn for experimentation. She puts fertilizer on row 1 but does not put fertilizer on row 2. Both rows receive the same amount of water and light intensity. She checks the growth of the corn over the course of 5 months. What are the controlled variables in this experiment (pick 2)?

• Water

• Fertilizer

• Light

• Plants (Corn)

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An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group one was given the new drug for asthma, while group 2 was given a sugar pill. The group receiving the sugar pill...

• Experimental group

• Variable group

• Control group

• Dependent group

The factor that is being tested in the experiment.

Example: If students study 15 minutes/night, Then they will have higher test grades than those who don’t study. What is the thing being changed or manipulated? Studying

• Control

• Dependent

• Experimental

• Independent

The ability of living things to respond to stimuli.

• IRRITABILITY

• STABILITY

• HOMEOSTASIS

• VARIABILITY

The stable level of internal conditions of an organism.

• VARIABILITY

• FREQUENCY

• HOMEOSTASIS

• IRRITABILITY

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Organisms that consume other organisms for energy. Example: Animals eating plants for energy or animals eating other animals for energy.

• Omnitrophs

• Aquatrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Autotrophs

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Basic unit of structure and function in all living matter.

• Atom

• Nucleus

• Tissues

• Cell

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Repeated cell enlargement, divisions and differentiation.

• Meiosis

• Cell Division

• Prophase

• Interphase

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Same species interacting with each other.

• Biosphere

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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