Unit 1 Quiz

If an organism is living, it must be able to:

• Reproduce

• Obtain and use energy

• Grow and development

• All of these are characteristics of a living organism

The steps commonly used by scientists in gathering information to test the hypothesis and solve problems are called:

• Descriptive research

• Scientific method

• Applied science

• Pure Science

In an experiment, the single factor altered or changed by the scientists is the:

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Control

• Data

All living things can do which of the following:

• React (respond) to stimuli

• Carry out photosynthesis

• Communicate

• Move

The action that is NOT considered a step of the scientific method is:

• Recording and analyzing data

• Observing and stating the problem

• Testing the hypothesis

• Converting all units to metric units

A species is defined as a group of similar looking organisms that:

• Can interbreed

• Undergo similar developmental changes

• Reproduce in the same way

• Can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

The main goal of Biology is:

• Arrange a series of observations

• Arrange a series of tests

• Obtain proof of ideas through scientific experiments

• Understand and predict the world around us

The ability of an organism to maintain a constant internal temperature (balance) is:

• Transformation

• Ethnology

• Irritability

• Homeostasis

In an experiment, the setup that provides a basis of comparison is known as:

• The control

• The conclusion

• The variable

• The problem

A structural procedure for collecting information to test a hypothesis is a(n):

• Theory

• Control

• Experiment

• Principle