Biology 1 SOL Review (Part 1)

Which statement is not part of the Cell Theory?

• Cells are the basic unit of life.

• All cells have a nucleus.

• All living things are made of cells.

• Cells come from pre-existing cells.

What is happening to the temperature in New York City?

• It is remaining about the same.

• It is mostly decreasing.

• It is mostly increasing.

• There is a pattern of increasing and decreasing.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• independent
• dependent

The dependent variable in this experiment is - 

• Number of Bacteria
• Time of Incubation
• Culture Number
• Type of Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?

• E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.
• E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.
• E.coli grows best at very low temperatures
• E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Students use a dissolved oxygen probe during a laboratory activity involving 1,000mL samples of water. The function of the probe is to--

• create a model
• test a hypothesis
• gather data
• analyze investigation conditions

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

• heart rate
• type of exercise
• amount of exercise
• time of day exercise occurs

Each day, at the same time of day, I measure the plant's height and record it in my chart.  What variable am I recording?

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Constant
• Control

Matt wants to test which liquid freezes first: Pepsi, milk, or apple juice.  He poured 50 mL of each into separate glasses and placed them in his freezer.  Every ten minutes, he checked his freezer and recorded his observations.  Pepsi froze first, followed by apple juice and then milk.  What is his dependent variable?

• type of liquid
• length of time until frozen
• amount of liquid
• location of freezer

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Sabrina wants to test which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels.  She picked a store brand, Orville Redenbacher, and PopSecret.  All three bags started with the same number of kernels.  She popped each for 3 minutes in the same microwave, and then counted the number of kernels left over.  What is her independent variable?

• Number of kernels left over
• Brand of popcorn
• number of kernels before popping
• length of time cooking