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Biology Fall Final Review

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the scientific discipline in which relationships among organisms and their environments are studied?
a)
Ecology
b)
Limnology
c)
Ecologist
d)
Ornithology
2.
Who are the people that study ecology?
a)
Ecologists
b)
Economists
c)
Botanists
d)
Scientists
3.
What is the portion of earth that supports life called?
a)
Bioball
b)
Biology
c)
Biosphere
d)
Bioplanet
4.
Biotic factors are the living factors of an organism's environment.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Abiotic factors are the living factors of an organism's environment.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
An individual living thing.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Biome
d)
Symbiosis
7.
A group of organisms of the same species that can reproduce and live in the same place at the same time.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Population
c)
Mutualism
d)
Predation
8.
All the populations of species that live in the same place at the same time.
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Biological Community
d)
Biosphere
9.
The biological community and all of the abiotic factors that affect it.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Biome
c)
Biosphere
d)
Biological Community
10.
A group of ecosystems that share the same climate and have similar types of communities is called what?
a)
Biosphere
b)
Biome
c)
Biology
d)
Biological Community
11.
The area where an organism lives.
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Biotic factor
d)
Symbiosis
12.
The role that an organism has in its environment.
a)
Niche
b)
Habitat
c)
Food
d)
Reproduction
13.
When more than one organism uses a resource at the same time
a)
Competition
b)
Resource Use
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Predation
14.
The act of one organism consuming another for food is called what?
a)
Predation
b)
Predator
c)
Prey
d)
Prada
15.
Symbiosis is what?
a)
The close relationship that exists when two or more species live together.
b)
No relationship existing between two or more species that live together.
c)
An awkward relationship that exists when two or more species live together.
d)
The competition that exists between two or more species that live together.
16.
What type of symbiotic relationship exists between two or more where both benefit?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cannibalism
17.
What type of symbiotic relationship exists when one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Barbarism
18.
What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when one organism benefits at the expense of another?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Marxism
19.
Light is a biotic factor.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
A human is a biotic factor.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Humidity is an abiotic factor.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Grass is an abiotic factor.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cannibalism
24.
What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Cannibalism
25.
In a symbiotic relationship, at least one organism benefits.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

From smallest to largest, this is the first level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Organism

b)

Biological Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosphere

27.

From smallest to largest, this is the second level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Organism

b)

Biological Community

c)

Population

d)

Biosphere

28.

From smallest to largest, this is the fourth level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biological Community

c)

Population

d)

Biome

29.

From smallest to largest, this is the fifth level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biosphere

c)

Population

d)

Biome

30.

From smallest to largest, this is the sixth level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biosphere

c)

Population

d)

Biome

31.

From smallest to largest, this is the third level of the ecological biological hierarchy.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biological Community

c)

Population

d)

Biome

32.

What type of symbiotic relationship exists between two or more where both benefit?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Cannibalism

33.

Abiotic factors are the nonliving factors of an organism's environment.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Biotic factors are the nonliving factors of an organism's environment.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

These organisms produce their own food...

a)

Heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Prodotrophs

d)

Herbivores

36.

In terms of energy, what provides all of the energy on our planet?

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Sun

c)

Humans

d)

Plants

37.

Trophic levels are used to track energy. Energy always starts in which level of the energy pyramid?

a)

Producers

b)

Primary Consumers

c)

Secondary Consumers

d)

Tertiary Consumers

38.

Heterotrophs do what?

a)

Produce their own energy

b)

Consume others for energy

c)

Find their own energy

d)

Are energy

39.

This type of heterotroph consumes both plants and animals...

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Detritivore

40.

This type of heterotroph consumes only plants for energy

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Detritivore

41.

This type of heterotroph consumes mainly other heterotrophs for energy

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Detritivore

42.

This type of heterotroph consumes dead matter in an ecosystem

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Detritivore

43.

Food webs are a great way to show energy flow. In which direction does energy flow? Choose the most correct answer

a)

From one organism to another

b)

From the organism that is eating to the one that is being eaten

c)

From the organism that is being eaten to the one eating it

d)

From the organism to the environment

44.

Energy can only flow forward (never back). Knowing this, what is the correct order of trophic levels for the flow of energy?

a)

Primary Consumer → Producer → Secondary Consumer → Tertiary Consumer

b)

Producer → Tertiary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Primary Consumer

c)

Producer → Primary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Tertiary Consumer

d)

Producer → Primary Consumer → Tertiary Consumer → Secondary Consumer

45.

What is the highest trophic level in this food web?

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Quaternary Consumer

46.

Which organisms is a Secondary Consumer?

a)

Hawk

b)

Snake

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Frog

47.

Which organisms is a Tertiary Consumer?

a)

Hawk

b)

Snake

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Frog

48.

What percent of energy is passed up the levels of the food chain and what percent is used/lost?

a)

10%, 90%

b)

90%, 10%

c)

50%, 50%

d)

90%, 90%

49.

According to the 10% rule, how much energy will be left by the secondary consumer if we started with 3157 units of energy in the producers?

a)

3157 units of energy

b)

315.7 units of energy

c)

31.57 units of energy

d)

3.157 units of energy

50.

Limiting factors cause a restriction of what?

a)

Numbers

b)

Reproduction

c)

Distribution

d)

None of them

e)

All of them

51.

When an environment has to start from bare rock, which organisms are there first to start creating soil?

a)

Climax Species

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Intermediate Species

d)

Primary Species

52.

Secondary Succession occurs much quicker because it has what to start with?

a)

Bare Rock

b)

Soil

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

53.

Biomes have similar biological communities as well as similar what?

a)

Weather

b)

Temperature

c)

Rainfall

d)

Climate

54.

Which dispersion pattern is represented in the image?

a)

Random

b)

Clumped

c)

Uniform

d)

Funky

55.

Which dispersion pattern is represented in the image?

a)

Random

b)

Clumped

c)

Uniform

d)

Funky

56.

Which dispersion pattern is represented in the image?

a)

Random

b)

Clumped

c)

Uniform

d)

Funky

57.

Which two things contribute to the growth of a population?

a)

Birthrate, Deathrate

b)

Birthrate, Immigration

c)

Birthrate, Emigration

d)

Deathrate, Emigration

58.

Which two things contribute to the decline of a population?

a)

Birthrate, Deathrate

b)

Deathrate, Immigration

c)

Birthrate, Emigration

d)

Deathrate, Emigration

59.

Which of the following is not a density-dependent factor that can limit a populations size?

a)

Disease

b)

Parasites

c)

Weather

d)

Predation

60.

Which of the following is a density-dependent factor that can limit a populations size? (Select all that apply)

a)

Disease

b)

Parasites

c)

Weather

d)

Predation

e)

Pollution

61.

Which growth pattern is shown in this picture?

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

Linear Growth

d)

Parabolic Growth

62.

Which growth pattern is shown in this picture?

a)

Exponential Growth

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

Linear Growth

d)

Parabolic Growth

63.

The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support is called what?

a)

Limiting Factor

b)

Logistic Growth

c)

Carrying Capacity

d)

Population Capacity

64.

Which of the following are renewable resources? (select all that apply)

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Water Energy

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Overexploitation

e)

Extinction

65.

Which of the following are threats to biodiversity? (select all that apply)

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Water Energy

c)

Invasive Species

d)

Overexploitation

e)

Extinction

66.

What is the atomic number of this element?

a)

33

b)

74.922

c)

As

d)

Arsenic

67.

How many protons does this element have in each atom?

a)

33

b)

75

c)

16

d)

42

68.

How many neutrons does this element have in each atom?

a)

33

b)

75

c)

16

d)

42

69.

What is the atomic mass of this element?

a)

33

b)

74.922

c)

As

d)

Arsenic

70.

How many electrons does this element have in each atom?

a)

33

b)

75

c)

16

d)

42

71.

How many protons does this element have?

a)

40

b)

80

c)

200

d)

280

72.

How many electrons does this element have?

a)

40

b)

80

c)

200

d)

121

73.

How many neutrons does this element have?

a)

40

b)

80

c)

200

d)

121

74.

How many valence electrons does this element have in each atom?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

75.

How many protons does each atom of this element have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

d)

60

76.

How many electrons does each atom of this element have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

d)

60

77.

How many neutrons does each atom of this element have?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

d)

60

78.

How many valence electrons does each atom of this element have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

79.

What do we call the columns of the Periodic Table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

c)

Rows

d)

Bonds

80.

What trend did we learn on the Periodic Table is strongly affected by Electron Affinity?

a)

Periods

b)

Atomic Radius

c)

Valence Shells

d)

Atomic Numbers

81.

Which type of bond has electrons being shared between atoms?

a)

Hydrogen Bond

b)

Ionic Bond

c)

Covalent Bond

d)

Van der Waals Forces

82.

When looking at information about an element, which number tells us how many protons plus neutrons are in the nucleus of each atom?

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Atomic Atom

d)

Atomic Blonde

83.

Which of the subatomic particles is positively (+) charged?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

84.

When thinking about biological hierarchy, what do we call the smallest unit of matter that has properties of a chemical element?

a)

Cell

b)

Element

c)

Atom

d)

Molecule

85.

What do we call the outermost ring of an atom?

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Electron Affinity

d)

Valence Shell

86.

In an atom, which subatomic partial has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

quark

87.

Electrons are the most reactive part of an atom. More specifically which electrons interact with others and are part of the bonding?

a)

Outer Electrons

b)

Ring Electrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Valence Electrons

88.

Which subatomic particle inside of atoms are uncharged?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Quark

89.

When looking at a periodic table, which number tells us how many protons/electrons an atom of that element will have?

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Atomic Weight

d)

Atomic Value

90.
Pure water should have a pH of 7. Does this mean it is an acid, base, or neutral?
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
91.
Bleach has a pH of around 12. Does this mean that it is an acid, base or neutral?
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
92.
Lemon juice has a pH of around 2. Does this make it an acid, base, or neutral?
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
93.
The monomer of Carbohydrates is what?
a)
Fatty Acid
b)
Sugar
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Amino Acid
94.
The monomer of Lipids is what?
a)
Sugar
b)
Fatty Acid
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Amino Acid
95.
The monomer of Nucleic Acids is what?
a)
Fatty Acid
b)
Sugar
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Amino Acid
96.
The monomer of proteins is what?
a)
Sugar
b)
Fatty Acid
c)
Nucleotide
d)
Amino Acid
97.
Carbohydrates are made of what atoms?
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Mostly Carbon and Hydrogen
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur
d)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Hydrogen
98.

Lipids are made of what atoms?

a)

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

b)

Mostly Carbon and Hydrogen

c)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur

d)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Hydrogen

99.
Proteins are made of what atoms?
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Mostly Carbon and Hydrogen
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur
d)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Hydrogen
100.
Nucleic Acids are made of what atoms?
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
b)
Mostly Carbon and Hydrogen
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur
d)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus and Hydrogen
101.
What is one function of Carbohydrates?
a)
Source of energy
b)
Long term energy storage
c)
Store genetic information
d)
Provide Cell Structure
102.
What is a function of Nucleic Acids?
a)
Energy Source
b)
Store genetic information
c)
Long term energy storage
d)
Provide cell structure
103.
What is one of the functions of Proteins?
a)
Long term energy storage
b)
Store genetic information
c)
Energy source
d)
Provide cell structure
104.
pH has an effect on enzyme activity.
a)
True
b)
False
105.
You can use catalysts to speed up chemical reactions.
a)
True
b)
False
106.
Amino acids are held together by what type of bond?
a)
Ionic bond
b)
Single covalent bond
c)
Peptide bond
d)
Hydrogen bond
107.
Reactants will be found on which side of the chemical equation?
a)
Left
b)
Right
108.
Products will be found on which side of the chemical equation?
a)
Left
b)
Right
109.
Special proteins that speed up biological chemical reactions are called what?
a)
Substrates
b)
Catalysts
c)
Enzymes
d)
Active Sites
110.
What is the function of Lipids?
a)
Energy Source
b)
Long Term Energy Storage
c)
Store Genetic Information
d)
Provide Cell Structure
111.
What is the term referring to the minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction?
a)
Going Energy
b)
Starting Energy
c)
Activation Energy
d)
Energy
112.
When building a strand of DNA, we know that bases have specific pairings. What always pairs with Thymine?
a)
Thymine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
113.
When building a strand of DNA, we know that bases have specific pairings. What always pairs with Guanine?
a)
Thymine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
114.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Scatter plot
d)
Pie Graph
115.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Line Plot
c)
Pictograph
d)
Tally Chart
116.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Line Graph
b)
Bar Graph
c)
Scatter plot
d)
Pie Graph
117.
Cells can be placed into two broad categories. What are they?
a)
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
b)
Animal and Plant
c)
Plant and Eukaryotic
d)
Single and Multicellular
118.
ALL cells have three things in common. Which of these is not one of them?
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Genetic Material
c)
Ability to break down molecules
d)
Nucleus
119.
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
a)
boundary that helps control what enters and leaves the cell
b)
makes energy available to the rest of the cell
c)
contains coded directions for the production of proteins and cell division
d)
site of protein synthesis
120.
The plasma membrane of a cell exhibits selective permeability. What does this mean?
a)
It only listens when it wants to and misses most of what is said
b)
It only allows some substance through while keeping others out
c)
It takes in all substances from the following surroundings
d)
It allows any substance to pass through so that it can be used
121.

Which of the following cell types will not have a cell wall?

a)

Plant cells

b)

Animal cells

c)

Fungi cells

d)

Some prokaryotic cells

122.
What is a major function of the golgi apparatus?
a)
Provide energy to the cell
b)
A vesicle for digestion
c)
Modify and package proteins
d)
Control center of the cell
123.
What types of cells contain lysosomes for digestion of cellular substances?
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Protist cells
d)
Fungi cells
124.
What is the function of mitochondria?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
125.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
126.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
127.
What is the function of a ribosome?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
128.
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is referred to as what?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Osmosis
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
129.
Which of the following is not a part of the cell theory?
a)
All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
b)
Cells are the basic unit of all living things
c)
Cells come only from previous cells by passing on their genetic material
d)
There has to be more than a single cell to make up an organism
130.
What is the function of chloroplast?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Movement
c)
Cell Division
d)
Protein Synthesis
131.
What is the function of vacuoles?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
132.

What are the physical reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

133.

What are the physical products of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

134.

What are the physical reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

135.

What are the physical products of cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

136.

Most of the cell cycle is spent in which phase?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Meiosis

137.

In which substage of interphase is the cell growing and organelles are being replicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

138.

In which substage of interphase is DNA being replicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

139.

In which substage of interphase is the checking replicated DNA to make sure it was done right?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

140.

In which stage of the cell cycle is replicated DNA separated and the two sets of DNA are pulled to opposite ends of the cell?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

e)

Cytokinesis

141.

There are several goals to the processes of mitosis and cytokinesis. Which of the following is not one of them?

a)

Increase the number of cells of the organism

b)

Replace damaged cells

c)

Two identical daughter cells

d)

Replicate organelles

142.

If cell cycle regulators stop functioning correctly, what do we call the uncontrolled division of cells that can result?

a)

Tumor suppressors

b)

Cell regulators

c)

Apoptosis

d)

Cancer

143.

When cells are preparing to divide but cell cycle regulators realize there is an error, what do we call the programmed death of the cell?

a)

Cancer

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Tumor Suppressors

d)

Cell Death

144.

Which type of feedback loop increases signalling and actually makes a problem worse?

a)

Positive feedback loop

b)

Negative feedback loop

c)

Neutral feedback loop

d)

Worsening feedback loop

145.

Which type of feedback loop dampens signalling and can help to decrease the problem?

a)

Positive feedback loop

b)

Negative feedback loop

c)

Neutral feedback loop

d)

Worsening feedback loop

146.
Which monomer is this?
a)
Nucelotide
b)
Amino Acid
c)
Sugar
d)
Fatty Acid
147.

Which monomer is this?

a)

Nucelotide

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Sugar

d)

Fatty Acid

148.

Which of these is not one of the three components of the nucleotide?

a)

Pentose Sugar

b)

Phosphate Group

c)

Base

d)

Amino Acid

149.

DRY MIX tells important information about graphing. Where do you plot the independent variable?

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

c)

Z-axis

d)

Not on an axis

150.

DRY MIX tells important information about graphing. Where do you plot the dependent variable?

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

c)

Z-axis

d)

Not on an axis

151.

We use line graphs to do what?

a)

Track changes over time

b)

Compare items in different groups

c)

Show part-whole relationships

d)

Determine relationships between two different things.

152.

We use bar graphs to do what?

a)

Track changes over time

b)

Compare items in different groups

c)

Show part-whole relationships

d)

Determine relationships between two different things.

153.

We use pie charts to do what?

a)

Track changes over time

b)

Compare items in different groups

c)

Show part-whole relationships

d)

Determine relationships between two different things.

154.

We use scatter plots to do what?

a)

Track changes over time

b)

Compare items in different groups

c)

Show part-whole relationships

d)

Determine relationships between two different things.

155.

What is the correct order for the steps of the scientific method?

a)

Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion

b)

Questions, Hypothesis, Experiment, Research, Conclusion, Results

c)

Question, Results, Hypothesis, Experiment, Research, Conclusion

d)

Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion, Question

e)

Research, Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Results, Conclusion

156.

What type of data is this: "Her hair was long and silky"

a)

Quantitative Data

b)

Qualitative Data

c)

Control Data

d)

Conclusive Data

157.

What type of data is this: "Her hair was 54 centimeters long."

a)

Quantitative Data

b)

Qualitative Data

c)

Control Data

d)

Conclusive Data

158.

In an experiment, what is the factor that is being measured?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Control Variable

c)

Constant Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

159.

In an experiment, what is the factor that you are manipulating (in control of)?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Control Variable

c)

Constant Variable

d)

Dependent Variable

160.

In an experiment, what is the factor that doesn't change and all other experimental groups are measured against it?

a)

Independent Group

b)

Control Group

c)

Constant Group

d)

Dependent Group

161.

A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which a goose's eggs are incubated will determine whether the goose will be male or female. The dependent variable is what?

a)

The temperature

b)

The incubator

c)

The time incubated

d)

The female alligators

e)

The sex of the alligators

162.

A scientist hypothesizes that the temperature at which a goose's eggs are incubated will determine whether the goose will be male or female. The independent variable is what?

a)

The temperature

b)

The incubator

c)

The time incubated

d)

The female alligators

e)

The sex of the alligators

163.

An experiment was designed to test out a new beauty product. This new paste is supposed to work as an anti-aging serum. One group was given the serum while another group was given a useless marshmallow cream. What do we call this group applying the marshmallow cream to their skin?

a)

Independent group

b)

Dependent group

c)

Constant group

d)

Control group

164.

What step of the scientific method is the following: I believe that a temperature of 40 degrees celsius will produce all female geese because more female geese are born in areas with warmer climates.

a)

Problem

b)

Experiment

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion

165.

What step of the scientific method is the following: Using four incubators, the first will be set at 10 degrees celsius, the second will be set at 20 degrees celsius, the third will be set at 30 degrees celsius, and the fourth will be set at 40 degrees celsius. There will be a fifth group of goose eggs without an incubator. As eggs hatch the sex of the goose chick will be recorded.

a)

Problem

b)

Experiment

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion