Intro to Biology and the Scientific Method

Biology is the study of _______.

• atoms

• elements

• nutrition

• life

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Which of the following is a characteristic of living things? Click all that apply.

• Maintains stable internal conditions (homeostasis)

• Can grow and develop over time

• Can reproduce

• Is made of cells

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Cells are organized into groups of cells called ______.

• tissues

• organs

• organ systems

• organisms

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Tissues that perform a similar function are called _____.

• cells

• organs

• organ systems

• organisms

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Organs that perform similar functions are called ______.

• tissues

• organs

• organ systems

• organism

An individual living being made of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems is called a/an ____.

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The first step of the scientific method is ______.

• observation

• hypothesis

• experimentation

• conclusion

After forming a hypothesis, the next step in the scientific method is to _____.

• making an observation

• as a question

• experimentation

• make a prediction based on the hypothesis.

True or False. Experiments will ALWAYS support the original hypothesis and prove it to be correct.

• True

• False

When scientists discover something new, they publish their results in ____.