Intro to Biology Assessment

If you are taking measurements of the height of plants in an experiment, you are collecting

• qualitative data.

• quantitative data.

• descriptive data.

• theoretical data.

You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you’ve never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of...

• the scientific method.

• inductive reasoning.

• a controlled experiment.

• deductive reasoning.

The information gathered from experiments is called

• the data.

• the hypothesis.

• the research.

• the conclusion.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this?

• qualitative

• quantitative

• descriptive

• theoretical

Which of the following are part of the peer-review process? (select 3)

• Checking for possibly inaccurate conclusions.

• Sharing conclusions with peers.

• Checking the experimental process for flaws.

• Determining the commercial success of the research

• Making personal criticisms of the researcher(s)

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

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

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

You just came back from the grocery store and realized you don’t have the eggs you put in your cart. Which of the following is an inference?

• You saw the eggs in your cart at the store.

• You left the eggs at the store cash register.

• You paid for the eggs with a credit card.

• The eggs are not in the bag.

Use the image to answer this question. There are __ mL of liquid in the graduated cylinder.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The water in a graduated cylinder rises from 3.0 mL to 5.0 mL after a rock is dropped into it. What is the volume of the rock?

• 2.0 mL

• 3.0 mL

• 5.0 mL

• 8.0 mL

Use the graph to answer the questions: The (a)   is the independent variable because it is on the ​ (b)   . The ​ (c)   is the dependent variable because it is on the ​ (d)   .

• temperature
• x-axis (horizontal)
• y-axis (vertical)
• pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4