Practice Quiz - Intro to Biology 2025

Which of the following is considered the most basic unit of life?

• Organ

• Atom

• Tissue

• Cell

Which of the following is NOT a field of biology?

• Anatomy

• Geology

• Marine Biology

• Zoology

A good experiment is controlled - it only tests one factor at a time.

• True
• False

You design an experiment to test whether different types of soil will make a pea plant grow the fastest. Which of the following is the dependent variable?

• Growth of the Pea Plant

• Types of Soil

• Pea versus Radish Plants

• Amount of Light

What is the correct order of biological organization from smallest to largest?

• 
  Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell

• Tissue, Cell, Organ, Organism

• Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organism

• Organ, Cell, Tissue, Organism

Which of the following characteristics are a property of living things?

• Growth and Development

• Consumes Food

• Drinks Water

• Reproduces

The body sweats to cool down when it's hot and shivers to generate heat when it's cold to maintain a stable internal temperature. This is an example of _________________.

• Homeostasis

• Equilibrium

• Response to Stimuli

• Organisms taking in energy

Viruses are living things due to their ability to reproduce, grow and take in energy from their environment.

• True
• False

What was the most important piece of scientific equipment that lead to the formation and evidence for Cell Theory?

• Jar of Rotting Meat

• The Microscope

• The Telescope

• The Lense

What is Robert Hooke's most important contribution to Cell Theory?

• Originating the term "nucleus"

• Describing moving microorganisms as "Animalcules"

• the famous "rotting meat" experiment to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation

• Describing structures as "cells"