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WorksheetsChapter 1
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which statement about the properties of life is false?
Organisms have the ability to take in energy and use it.
Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment
Organisms have the ability to reproduce
Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment
Life is organized in a hierarchial fashion. Which sequence correctly lists the hierarch from leat to most inclusive?
cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organelle, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community
molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue
molecule, cell, organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community, ecosystem
The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent a(n)
community.
species.
ecosystem.
population.
If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are represented in this ground-up muscle?
organelle, cell, and tissue
organ, organ system, and organism
tissue, organ, and organ system
organism, population, and community
Which statement about bacteria is true?
Bacteria do not use the same genetic code as organisms in other domains.
Bacteria are in a domain of their own.
Archaea belong to the same domain.
All bacteria are multicellular organisms.
Members of the kingdom Animalia
can obtain their food by eating other organisms.
can obtain their food either by absorption or by photosynthesis.
make their own food through photosynthesis.
A hypothesis is
a proposed explanation for a set of observations.
an explanatory idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.
a widely accepted idea about a phenomenon.
the same as a theory.
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself that perhaps the bookstore has recently started selling this new sweatshirt style. This is an example of a(n)
experimental question.
hypothesis.
type of observation.
experiment.
A theory is a(n)
concept in the early stages that still needs to be tested.
description of a belief that invokes the supernatural.
idea that has been proven.
explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.
A scientist performs a controlled experiment. This means that
the experiment proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully observe all reactions and process all experimental data.
one experiment is performed, but the scientist controls the variables.
two versions of the experiment are conducted, one differing from the other by only a single variable.
the experiment is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate.
The role of a control in an experiment is to
prove that a hypothesis is correct.
ensure repeatability.
provide a basis of comparison to the experimental group.
To be scientifically valid, a hypothesis must be
reasonable.
testable and falsifiable.
controlled.
part of a theory.
conclusion
What's the dependent variable?
A property of life known as energy processing refers to the fact that living things __________.
can reproduce
regulate their internal environments
obtain energy from their environment and use it to power their own acitivites and chemical reaction
can sense stimuli from the environment
Prokaryotic cells are found in the domain(s)
Bacteria and Archaea
Bacteria and Eukarya
Bacteria and Protista
Bacteria
Protista and Archaea
A human is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.
Eukarya ... Fungi
Eukarya ... Protista
Eukarya ... Plantae
Eukarya ... Animalia
Bacteria ... Archaea
A rose bush is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.
Eukarya ... Fungi
Eukarya ... Protista
Eukarya ... Plantae
Eukarya ... Animalia
Bacteria ... Archaea
Which Domain(s) includes unicellular organisms?
Eukarya
Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria
Archaea
Archaea and Bacteria only
Bacteria
Fungi are classified into which Domain?
Eukarya
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya and Archaea
Eukarya and Bacteria
There is (are) _____ eukaryotic domain(s).
one
two
three
four
five
Which of these is an example of a population?
a desert
liver
all of the grasses on a prairie
all of the red oak trees in a forest
To be of value to science, hypotheses must be __________.
proven correct
popular
testable
established facts
Which series of terms is in the sequence of biological organization from the simplest to the most complex?
molecule, tissue, cell, membrane
organism, ecosystem, community, population
community, population, ecosystem, habitat
cell, tissue, organ, population
The role of a control in an experiment is to
ensure repeatability.
provide a basis of comparison to the experimental group.
prove that a hypothesis is correct.
