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Biology Unit 0 Review 2018

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fisheries biologist notices that they are catching far more Green sunfish than other species. She thinks "The Green sunfish must be out competing the other species of fish". What best describes her thought?

a)

Observation

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Inference

d)

Theory

2.

The variable that is changed by the experimenter is called:

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

Control group

d)

the Thinky part

3.

Scientists use ___ to test a hypothesis.

a)

Experiments

b)

Observation

c)

Theory

d)

Lot of arguing

4.

A biologist is testing the effect of an antibiotic on the growth of a colony of bacteria, using 5 petri dishes. One petri dish is not treated with the antibiotic, so it is called the:

a)

Control group

b)

Experimental group

c)

Independent variable

d)

Testing group

5.

In an experiment, a scientist has multiple plants. Each plant is treated with a different fertilizer, except one group that is left alone. Each plant is the same species and roughly the same age. They are stored in the same conditions. The researcher measures each plant to see how much they grow over 2 weeks.


What is the independent variable?

a)

The plant growth

b)

The different groups

c)

The type of fertilizer applied

d)

The group that is not fertilized.

6.

In an experiment, a scientist has multiple plants. Each plant is treated with a different fertilizer, except one group that is left alone. Each plant is the same species and roughly the same age. They are stored in the same conditions. The researcher measures each plant to see how much they grow over 2 weeks.


Which is a constant in the experiment?

a)

The fertilizers

b)

The different groups of plants

c)

The amount of plant growth

d)

The plants are all the same species

7.

In an experiment, a scientist has multiple plants. Each plant is treated with a different fertilizer, except one group that is left alone. Each plant is the same species and roughly the same age. They are stored in the same conditions. The researcher measures each plant to see how much they grow over 2 weeks.


Which of the following is the dependent variable?

a)

The plant's growth

b)

The different fertilizers

c)

The plants are all the same species

d)

The group that is not fertilized.

8.

In an experiment, a scientist has multiple plants. Each plant is treated with a different fertilizer, except one group that is left alone. Each plant is the same species and roughly the same age. They are stored in the same conditions. The researcher measures each plant to see how much they grow over 2 weeks.


Which is the control group?

a)

The plants that receive different types of fertilizer

b)

The plants that do not receive fertilizer

c)

The plants are all the same species

d)

The amount the plants grow.

9.

You look up and think "That cloud is gray". You have made an:

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

10.

An experimenter finds that a plant has grown 10 cm in 2 weeks. What kind of data is this?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

11.

A researcher notes that some wildflowers are a lighter shade of blue than the other populations. This is __ data.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

12.

This hawkmoth is feeding on flower nectar. This is an example of:

a)

Metabolism

b)

Heredity

c)

Growth and Development

d)

Homeostasis

13.

Even though its -10 degrees outside, a Malamute dog has a body temperature of 98 degrees. The dog uses its heavy fur to maintain:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Growth and Development

c)

Metabolism

d)

Cellular organization

14.

Organisms passing their DNA to their offspring is considered:

a)

Responsiveness

b)

Heredity

c)

Metabolism

d)

Growth and development

15.

This organism will eventually turn into a moth. What characteristic best describes this:

a)

Metabolism

b)

Heredity

c)

Cellular organization

d)

Growth and development

16.

This picture shows a:

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Trophic chart

d)

Biomass chain

17.

Organisms that can convert abiotic energy into energy molecules (carbohydrates etc...) are called:

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Secondary Consumers

d)

Decomposers

18.

Photosynthesizers and Chemosynthesizers can produce their own food, and serve as food for the food web. Which terms best describe them (select all that apply).

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Consumers

d)

Producers

19.

Predators like lions and wolves are classified as (Select all that apply)

a)

Consumers

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Autotrophs

d)

Producers

20.

All the elk in the Yakima river valley would be considered the same (select the most specific answer):

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Biome