Biology chapter 1 questions

Biology is the study of

• a. life and of the interconnectedness of all living things.

• b. animals.

• c. atoms and molecules.

• d. all events that occur in nature.

• e. the environment

Make an observation

Ask a question 

Form a hypothesis

Make a prediction

Do an experiment 

Analyze the results

The above are:

• a. properties of living organisms.

• b. taxonomic groups.

• c. levels of organization of living things.

• d. steps of the scientific method.

3. A hypothesis that has been tested many times, has always been supported by evidence, and never disproven is a/an

• a. proven scientific fact.     

•   b. prediction.

•  c. scientific theory. 

•   d. observation.

•   e. sincere  promise. 

4. The processes that maintain an organism's internal environment (such as oxygen level, blood sugar, and body temperature in humans) at their normal levels comprise

• a. homeostasis.

• b. deoxyribose.

•  c. synthesis.   

• d. respiration.  

• e. pericardium.

The smallest units of life are  

• organs

• atoms

• ants

• molecules

• cells

6. A proposed possible answer to a question or explanation for how or why something occurs as it does in nature is a/an

• fact

• observation

• hypothesis

• synethsis

• experiment

7. Which of the following are typically sources of non-peer-reviewed informational?

• social media

• websites

• popular magazines

• all of these

 A researcher is interested in knowing the impact of a new drug on blood pressure levels.  The researcher has two groups of people.  One group is receiving the new drug while the second group is receiving a placebo (fake pill).  The second group is the ________ in this experiment.

• treatment

• data

• standardized variable

• control

9. An _______ is the act of noticing some natural event of interest.

• experiment

• observation

• hypothesis

• test

10. _______ is a form of science that aims to observe, explore, describe, and classify, rather than test hypotheses by experimentation.

• religious science

• replication science

• falsifiable science

• descriptive science