Introduction to Biology

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

A researched and educated answer to a question put in the form of an if -then statement is a

• guess
• hypothesis
• clue
• conclusion

The factor in an experiment being tested is called the

• data
• hypothesis
• variable
• conclusion

A well tested explanation about an aspect of the natural world.

• Theory
• Law
• Science
• Pseudoscience

A rule that explains scientific observations.

• Theory
• Law
• Science
• Pseudoscience

What is the smallest unit of life?

• cell
• lysosome
• organ
• tissue

What is the term for a living thing?

• cell
• human
• organelle
• organism

What is the term for a group of similar cells working together?

• organ
• mitochondria
• tissue
• organism