Biology Module 1 Review

The study of life is known as

• anatomy

• biology

• chemistry

• physics

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All of the following are examples of a property of life except

• cellular respiration

• metabolism

• heredity

• molecular organization

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Which of the following characteristics of life refers to "balance"?

• development

• stimuli

• homeostasis

• evolution

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The process of science begins with which of the following steps of the scientific method?

• conclusion

• hypothesis

• experimentation

• observation

An educated guess can best explain which of the following steps of the scientific method?

• hypothesis

• prediction

• theory

• observation

A conclusion that is made on the basis of facts and previous knowledge rather than on direct observations is called a(n)

• hypothesis

• inference

• observation

• theory

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During an experiment, which factors are observed and measured?

• dependent variables
• independent variables 
• constants
• hypotheses

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The variety of life across the biosphere is called ________. 

• biodiversity
• genomics
• homeostasis.
• ecology

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Similar organisms that can reproduce by interbreeding belong to the same _________.  

• ecosystem.
• environment.
• habitat.
• species

During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests

• a conclusion
• a mass of information
• a control group
• a single variable

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