Study of Living Things

Fill in the blank: Biology is the study of ________.

• living things

• rocks

• planets

• machines

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

• Obtain and use energy

• Are made of cells

• Do not respond to stimuli

• Have a genetic code

List any three characteristics of all living things.

The study of biology leads to advances in which of the following areas?

• Medicine

• Agriculture

• Genetics

• Sustainability

• All of the above

What does the word 'biology' mean based on its parts?

• The study of rocks

• The study of life or living things

• The study of planets

• The study of machines

Fill in the blank: Scientific theories are supported by a “________ of evidence.”

• preponderance

• lack

• fragment

• absence

True or False: Theories do not become laws.

• True

• False

According to the Venn diagram, what does a scientific theory explain?

• What phenomena happen

• Why phenomena occur

• How to conduct experiments

• The mathematical base of phenomena

What is the main difference between a 'theory' and a 'scientific theory' according to the diagram?

• A theory is 'an idea', while a scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation with a preponderance of evidence, unifies large ideas, and is devised to explain a group of phenomena.

• A theory and a scientific theory are both just guesses with no evidence.

• A scientific theory is less reliable than a regular theory.

• A theory is always proven, while a scientific theory is never proven.

A scientific theory is devised to explain a group of phenomena.

• True

• False