Biology quiz 1 (scientific method and characteristics of life)

Bio means

• life

• cells

• science

"logy" means

• study of

• earth

• space

Biology is the

• study of games

• study of life

• study of animals

An observation is

• information gathered with the senses

• the study of law

• Ms. Gilliard's favorite word

An hypothesis is

• An educated guess

• What you can see

• fact or fiction

A carefully planned test used to discover something unknown is an

• experiment

• observation

• inference

When we are sick this means _______ or internal temperature is off

• metabolism

• homeostasis

• dependent variable

Scientist’s explanations and interpretations of facts.

• experiment

• hypothesis

• theory

All living things do not detect changes in the environment.

• true

• false

How many steps are in the scientific method?

• 4

• 1

• 5