Introduction to Biology Vocabulary Review

Which of the following is the correct definition for adapation?

• Heritable traits that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

• Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions at the experimental group except for the independent variable

• An organism made up of a single cell

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following is the correct definition for metabolism?

• Heritable traits that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

• Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions at the experimental group except for the independent variable

• A stable state of conditions in the body that are necessary for life

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is the correct definition for homeostasis?

• Heritable traits that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in an environment

• The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

• Group in an experiment that is exposed to the same conditions at the experimental group except for the independent variable

• A stable state of conditions in the body that are necessary for life

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

An organism made up of a single cell is the definition for what term?

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An organism made up of many cells is the definition for what term?

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism is an example of what term?

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The process of reproduction involving a single parent and offspring who are genetically identical to the parent is an example of...

• Unicellular

• Multicellular

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Color, smell, touch and observations are examples of what type of data?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

Height, weight, and mass are examples of what type of data?

• Qualitative

• Quantitative

A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations and hypotheses, enabling scientist to make accurate predictions about new situations is an example of what term?

• Theory

• Hypothesis

• Inference

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1