Ch. I What is Biology

This is the group that I use to compare my test results against.

• Control Group
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable
• Constants

This is a testable idea/question that can lead to a scientific investigation.

• Hypothesis
• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• theory

Which characteristic of all living things, does this picture represent?

• Living things reproduce

• Living things need material and energy

• Living things are made up of cells

• Living things grow and develop

If you were a scientist working with DNA, you are probably in which area of biology?

• heredity

• interdependence in nature

• cellular basis of life

• matter and energy

A point of view or personal preference is

• an inference

• a hypothesis

• a bias

• a theory

What is the first step in working with science?

• testing a hypothesis

• drawing conclusions

• creating experiments

• careful observations

Biology is the study of _____________________.

• Bicycles

• Insects

• Life

• Plants

Things that have all the characteristics of life are known as

• Environments

• Stimulus

• Species

• Organisms

Reproduction is the ability to ______________________.

• breath in oxygen.

• grow taller than other species.

• make more of the same type of organism.

• live longer than other species.

Information gathered from experiments is called_______.

• Data

• Variables

• Stimulus

• Journal