Biology Unit 1 Test Review

1. If you are taking measurements of the height of seedlings in an experiment, you are collecting

• qualitative data

• quantitative data

• inference

• control

Deductive Reasoning

• looks for patterns or rules in the national world

• is a type of control

• compares new things to the rules of the natural world

• is a type of independent variable

The information gathered in an experiment is called

• the control

• the data

• the independent variable

• the dependent variable

1. Which of the following is NOT part of the peer-review process?

• 1. Peers checking for possibly inaccurate conclusions.

• 1. Sharing conclusions with peers.

• 1. Peers checking the experimental procedures for flaws.

• 1. Peers analyzing the possible ethical impacts of the conclusions.

1. The new house your parents are building is on a lot that contains a rare species of lizard.  The individuals concerned about protecting this lizard would likely have what type of ethical worldview?

• anthropocentric

• biocentric

• ecocentric

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What is an inference?

• a measurement/numbers-based piece of data

• a descriptive piece of data

• a conclusion drawn from data

• an ethical view of the world

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1. Which of the following is NOT a lab safety rule?

• 1. Wash your hands with soap and water after doing a lab.

• 1. Wear safety goggles when using chemicals, heat, or glassware.

• 1. If a chemical splashes on you, wash it off immediately for 15 seconds.

• 1. Pull the electrical plug from the outlet rather than grabbing the cord.

1. The scientist that first disproved spontaneous generation was

• Louis Pasteur

• Francisco Redi

• Charles Darwin

• Alexander Fleming

1. The theory that all living things arise from other living things is called

• biogenesis

• spontaneous generation

• the scientific method

• botany

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1. In the scientific experiment using meat and flies, why was one of the jars covered with gauze

• 1. to prevent other insects from entering the jar

• 1. to allow air but not flies to enter the jar

• 1. to disprove that flies came from the air

• both to allow air but not flies to enter the jar AND to disprove that flies came from the air

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