Introduction to Biology review

Which is not one of the 8 characteristics of life?

• moves

• responds to stimulus

• has adaptations

• made of one or more cells

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In a scientific investigation, how many variables should be changed in a controlled experiment?

• None

• One

• As many as possible

• Two

What is biology?

• The study of matter and change

• The study of forces and motion

• The study of life

• The study of human interactions with the environment

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You were invited to job shadow a biologist at their job for a week. Which of the following types of work would be most expect the biologist to be performing?

• Sorting through recycling bins, making sure to separate the glass and plastics.

• Studying the cause of a devastating fungal wood infection in the redwood forest.

• Measuring the amounts of air pollution in the atmosphere outside of the city.

• Weighing moon rocks.

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An organism is:

• Anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life

• Anything on the planet earth.

• Anything containing atoms.

• A group of like minded people that gather for a common purpose.

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What is the smallest living thing on this list?

• Atom

• Smallest premature baby ever born

• Single celled organism

• Fertilized chicken egg

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Watch out!! Someone is throwing a marker at you!! You would probably duck... What is this an example of?

• Growth and Development

• Adaptation

• Maintaining Homeostasis

• Response to a stimuli

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Growth and development are lumped together a lot, however, development specifically is:

• The process of natural changes that take place over an organisms lifespan. Newborn --> Adult

• increase in size and shape

• How smart the organism gets as it learns through its' life.

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A hypothesis needs to be:

• Testable

• Funny

• Interesting

• A moneymaker

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How do scientists give credibility to their research papers?

• They submit their papers for peer review

• They pay a publisher to put it in their magazine

• They go on TV to become famous

• They publish it on Wikipedia