Intro to the Study of Bio

What is biology?

• The study of mammals.
• The study of fish.
• The study of living things.
• The study of dead things.

The process by which scientists systematically study the natural world is called

• the scientific method
• experimentation
• goofing off
• hypothesizing

The scientific method begins with a (an)

• hypothesis
• expermient
• observation
• conclusion

The information in the form of numbers collected from an experiment is called

• numbers
• data
• information
• none of these

When scientists look over a paper before it is submitted to a journal for publication it is called

• peer review
• hypothesis
• controlled variable
• experiment

What is the best claim based on the data in this graph?

• When the weight of particles increase, the length decreases

• When the weight of particles increase, the length also increases

• The length of particles is not related to weight of particles.

The maintenance of constant internal conditions (like temperature) in an organism

• Species

• Adaptation

• Homeostasis

• Evolution

Structures within an organ system that perform specific jobs

• organelles

• cells

• organs

• biological molecules

Groups of cells with similar functions working together to allow organ function

• biological molecules

• tissues

• organs

• organ systems

What is the most basic unit of life?

• cell
• tissue
• organ
• organ system