Biology Chapter 1 Review

What is the first step of the scientific method?

• Form a hypothesis

• Analyze data

• State the problem

• Draw a conclusion

Which of the following is the basic structural organization of life?

• weather conditions in a habitat

• cell organelles that combine to form nuclei

• species living in an environment

• cells that make up tissues and structures

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A hypothesis is a testable statement that

• can help a biologist classify organisms

• can be supported in all circumstances

• will be demonstrated false through experimentation

• is the predicted outcome before the experiment is conducted

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Which of these is not an example of the body maintaining homeostasis?

• red blood cells delivering oxygen

• Body keeping and accumulating waste

• lungs absorbing oxygen

• body keeping a consistent temperature

Organisms that eat only plants are called

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

• herbivores

• carnivores

The scientific name for an educated guess is

• observation

• hypothesis

• experiment

• model

scientists form these to explain natural phenomena supported by repeated observations and experiments

• ideas

• hypotheses

• theories

• pseudoscience

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The study of the relationship between an organism and its environment

• phylogeny

• biology

• ecology

• anatomy

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The process of natural changes that take place during an organism's lifetime

• growth

• development

• response

• adaptation

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A testable explanation to an observed situation is

• hypothesis

• independent variable

• data set

• experiment