Quiz 1

When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...

• energy metabolism
• growth and development
• response to stimuli
• having cells

Living things are based on a universal genetic code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

• RNA

• Lipid

• Protein

• DNA

Maintaining a stable internal environment is called

• homeostasis

• equilibrium

• balance

• evenness

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

A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm

• reproducing
• doing cellular respiration
• having cells
• responding to its environment

What is the FIRST thing should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher.
• Sweep up the glass.
• Pick up the glass with your hands.
• Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• visit the school nurse after class

• see the doctor after school

• tell the science instructor at once

• apply first aid yourself

Long hair in the laboratory must be

• cut short

• held away from the experiment with one hand

• always neatly groomed

• tied back with a hair band

True or False: It’s okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash.

• True

• False

If your lab partner gets chemicals in his/her eyes, the first thing you should do is

• Clean up spilled chemical
• Call 9-11
• Take them to eye wash and tell the teacher immediately
• Make the person sit down to calm their nerves