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Biology Keystone Exam Vocabulary Review: Unit 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientific study of life

a)

chemistry

b)

biology

c)

biotechnology

d)

ecology

2.

Any procedure or method that uses biological systems or living organisms to develop or modify products or processes for a specific use.

a)

biotechnology

b)

genetics

c)

forensics

d)

ecology

3.

The branch of zoology that studies the early development of living things.

a)

botany

b)

embryology

c)

cytology

d)

herpetology

4.

The science of tests and techniques used during the investigation of crimes.

a)

multicellularity

b)

biotechnology

c)

forensics

d)

systematics

5.

The regulatory process in which an organism regulates its internal environment (heat, water, concentration, pH).

a)

Response

b)

Tolerance

c)

Niche

d)

Homeostasis

6.

A regulatory mechanism that contributes to maintaining a specific state of equillibrium( thermoregulation, oxygen levels, etc.)

a)

homeostatic mechanism

b)

tolerance

c)

transport

d)

organ system

7.

A proposed, scientifically testable explanation for an observed phenomenon.

a)

Law

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Conclusion

d)

Principle

8.

A generalized body of observations with no exceptions to the statements. Explains but does not describe and serves as a basis for scientific principles.

a)

Experiment

b)

Law

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Data

9.

Made up of more than one cell.

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

system

d)

quaternary

10.

Made up of a single cell

a)

prezygotic

b)

monocyte

c)

unicellular

d)

multicellular

11.

Anatomical unit composed of tissue serving a common function.

a)

cell

b)

organelle

c)

organ

d)

limb

12.

Anatomical system composed of a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function.

a)

organ system

b)

cell system

c)

tissue

d)

organelle

13.

A concept based on scientific laws and rules that can apply across a wide field of application

a)

principle

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

variable

14.

A body of evidence-based knowledge gained through observation and experimentation related to the natural world and technology.

a)

Science

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Experimentation

d)

Variation

15.

A set of interacting or interdependent components that form an integrated whole.

a)

principle

b)

law

c)

homeostatsis

d)

system

16.

An explanation of observable phenomena based on available data and guided by a system of logic that includes scientific laws; explains the nature or behavior of a specific set of phenomena.

a)

law

b)

theory

c)

data

d)

hypothesis

17.

Anatomical unit composed of cells organized to perform a similar function.

a)

organelle

b)

organ

c)

organ system

d)

tissue