Characteristics of Life + Scientific Method

What term describes the change in an organism over time?

• adaptation

• mutation

• evolution

• transformation

What do you call a testable prediction in an experiment?

• hypothesis

• theory

• conclusion

• observation

What is the term for a variable that is changed in an experiment?

• dependent variable

• controlled variable

• independent variable

• constant variable

An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:

• unicellular

• multicellular

• acellular

• multinucleate

What is another way of saying organism?

• living thing

• inanimate object

• chemical compound

• artificial construct

Biology is the _____

• study of life

• study of matter

• study of energy

• study of ecosystems

When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...

• growth and development

• metamorphosis

• adaptation

• evolution

What is the final step of the scientific method?

• Formulate a hypothesis

• Conduct an experiment

• Draw a conclusion

• Analyze the data

What is the term for the information collected during an experiment?

• data

• information

• results

• observations

Your body shivers when you are cold. This is because of the concept of...

• homeostasis

• metabolism

• osmosis

• photosynthesis