Zoology Fall Semester Test

The combination of chemical reactions through

which an organism builds up or breaks down

materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...

• absorption

• metabolism

• digestion

• consumption

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy
• All living things contain cells
• All living things maintain homeostasis
• All living things grow

The main goal of the Human Genome Project is to

• identify the unique parts of each person's DNA.
• identify genes responsible for human diseases.
• identify genes responsible for human behavior.
• determine the entire sequence of human DNA.

Gene therapy is the attempt to

• fuse cells taken from different species.
• treat disease by changing a patient's DNA.
• determine a baby's sex before birth.
• provide genes to people who have none.

What is the independent variable?

• The variable that is not changed

• The variable that is being observed

• The variable that you purposely manipulate

• The variable that responds to the change

This statement would be which part of the scientific method: "What am I going to wear?"

• Inference

• Question

• Observation

• Hypothesis

This statement would be which part of he SM: "People are using umbrellas, it must be raining."

• Inference

• Question

• Obervation

• Hypothesis

Which of the following is a hypothesis?

• Grass is green
• If I leave milk out of the refrigerator, then it will grow bacteria
• An atom is made of protons, neutrons and electrons
• I wonder why the sky is blue?

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

• The type of plant
• The amount of sunlight
• The type of music
• The type of liquid

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

• the color of the fur of an animal
• the mating behavior of an animal
• the average number of offspring that an organism has
• the description of an odor that a chemical produces