Intro to Life Science/Biology Test

Ideas that link the facts and concepts about biology are ____.

• themes

• principles

• views

• perceptions

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

The part of the Earth that contains all ecosystems is the ____.

• community

• biosphere

• population

• biome

A(n) ____ has all the characteristics of life and is made of one or more cells.

• atom

• molecule

• organism

• tissue

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A group of atoms, or the smallest unit of a compound, is called a(n) ____.

• electron group

• organism

• cell

• molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Living things change during their lives through ____.

• reproduction

• growth and development

• making responses

• adaptation and organization

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

All living things ____ to make more living things.

• reproduce

• develop

• grow

• adapt

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Key to the study of biology is learning about the ____.

• animals

• plants

• single-cell organisms

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called ____.

• observing

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

Tags

NGSS.3-PS2-2

When scientists put things into categories or group together items that are alike in some way, they are ____.

• inferring

• predicting

• classifying

• making models

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

If a beaker breaks, the first thing you should do is _____.

• clean up the broken glass

• ask a classmate for help

• read safety symbols for the lab

• notify your teacher