Unit 1: Intro to Biology and Scientific Investigation

Identify the event that restores homeostasis.

Scenario: A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases.

• temperature changes is noticed

• a person begins to exercise

• body temperature increases

• body temperature decreases

Living things are based on a universal genetic

code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

• Fat

• Sugar

• Protein

• DNA

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The combination of chemical reactions through

which an organism builds up or breaks down

materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...

• absorption

• metabolism

• digestion

• consumption

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Identify the characteristic: Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow

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Identify the characteristic: A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.

• All living things adapt/respond to their environment

• All living things grow

• All living things have cells

• All living things use energy

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The dismissal bell rings and you pack up your belongings. In this scenario, what is the stimulus?

• The bell ringing
• You packing up your belongings
• More information is needed

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In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

• all
• some
• one
• more than half

Organisms, such as bacteria, are ______________ which means they consist of only a single cell.

• unicellular
• multicellular
• autotrophic
• heterotrophic

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A well-tested explanation that is backed by experimental results is a (an)

• theory

• controlled experiment

• inference

• hypothesis

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The control group in an experiment is the

• point at which observations are made.

• one that does not receive any experimental treatment.

• careful measuring and recording of data.

• point at which variables are made.