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Chapter 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement about the properties of life is false?

a)

Organisms have the ability to take in energy and use it.

b)

Organisms have the ability to respond to stimuli from the environment

c)

Organisms have the ability to reproduce

d)

Organisms have an unchanging, constant internal environment

2.

Life is organized in a hierarchial fashion. Which sequence correctly lists the hierarch from leat to most inclusive?

a)

cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organelle, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community

b)

molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem

c)

ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue

d)

molecule, cell, organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community, ecosystem

3.

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)

a)

community.

b)

species.

c)

ecosystem.

d)

population.

4.

If you eat a hamburger, you are mainly eating ground-up beef muscle. What levels of organization are represented in this ground-up muscle?

a)

organelle, cell, and tissue

b)

organ, organ system, and organism

c)

tissue, organ, and organ system

d)

organism, population, and community

5.

Which statement about bacteria is true?

a)

Bacteria do not use the same genetic code as organisms in other domains.

b)

Bacteria are in a domain of their own.

c)

Archaea belong to the same domain.

d)

All bacteria are multicellular organisms.

6.

Members of the kingdom Animalia

a)

can obtain their food by eating other organisms.

b)

can obtain their food either by absorption or by photosynthesis.

c)

make their own food through photosynthesis.

7.

A hypothesis is

a)

a proposed explanation for a set of observations.

b)

an explanatory idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.

c)

a widely accepted idea about a phenomenon.

d)

the same as a theory.

8.

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)

a)

experimental question.

b)

hypothesis.

c)

type of observation.

d)

experiment.

9.

A theory is a(n)

a)

concept in the early stages that still needs to be tested.

b)

description of a belief that invokes the supernatural.

c)

idea that has been proven.

d)

explanation of an idea that is broad in scope and supported by a large body of evidence.

10.

A scientist performs a controlled experiment. This means that

a)

the experiment proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully observe all reactions and process all experimental data.

b)

one experiment is performed, but the scientist controls the variables.

c)

two versions of the experiment are conducted, one differing from the other by only a single variable.

d)

the experiment is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate.

11.

The role of a control in an experiment is to

a)

prove that a hypothesis is correct.

b)

ensure repeatability.

c)

provide a basis of comparison to the experimental group.

12.

To be scientifically valid, a hypothesis must be

a)

reasonable.

b)

testable and falsifiable.

c)

controlled.

d)

part of a theory.

13.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
14.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
15.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
16.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
17.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
18.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
19.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
20.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
21.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
22.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
23.
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?
a)
increase the amount of iron in your blood
b)
spinach you eat
24.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Ask a question
b)
Conclusion
c)
No Horse Play
d)
Observe
25.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
26.
Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.
b)
Heads
c)
Tails
d)
Tails will hold more drops of water.
27.
If I study for my scientific method test, then I will have a better test score. What is the dependent variable?
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Studying
c)
Independent variable
d)
Test score
28.
If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?
a)
I hope so
b)
Yes
c)
Reading or not reading carefully
d)
Likelihood of a correct answer
29.
Before beginning an experiment you must first make a ____.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Conclusion
c)
Plan
d)
Experiment
30.
What are the first two steps of the scientific method in order?
a)
1, 2
b)
Observation, Ask a question
c)
Ask a question, For a hypothesis
d)
Make a plan, Experiment
31.

A property of life known as energy processing refers to the fact that living things __________.

a)

can reproduce

b)

regulate their internal environments

c)

obtain energy from their environment and use it to power their own acitivites and chemical reaction

d)

can sense stimuli from the environment

32.

Prokaryotic cells are found in the domain(s)

a)

Bacteria and Archaea

b)

Bacteria and Eukarya

c)

Bacteria and Protista

d)

Bacteria

e)

Protista and Archaea

33.

A human is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.

a)

Eukarya ... Fungi

b)

Eukarya ... Protista

c)

Eukarya ... Plantae

d)

Eukarya ... Animalia

e)

Bacteria ... Archaea

34.

A rose bush is classified in domain _____ and kingdom _____.

a)

Eukarya ... Fungi

b)

Eukarya ... Protista

c)

Eukarya ... Plantae

d)

Eukarya ... Animalia

e)

Bacteria ... Archaea

35.

Which Domain(s) includes unicellular organisms?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria

c)

Archaea

d)

Archaea and Bacteria only

e)

Bacteria

36.

Fungi are classified into which Domain?

a)

Eukarya

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Eukarya and Archaea

e)

Eukarya and Bacteria

37.

There is (are) _____ eukaryotic domain(s).

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

e)

five

38.

Which of these is an example of a population?

a)

a desert

b)

liver

c)

all of the grasses on a prairie

d)

all of the red oak trees in a forest

39.

To be of value to science, hypotheses must be __________.

a)

proven correct

b)

popular

c)

testable

d)

established facts

40.

Which series of terms is in the sequence of biological organization from the simplest to the most complex?

a)

molecule, tissue, cell, membrane

b)

organism, ecosystem, community, population

c)

community, population, ecosystem, habitat

d)

cell, tissue, organ, population

41.

The role of a control in an experiment is to

a)

ensure repeatability.

b)

provide a basis of comparison to the experimental group.

c)

prove that a hypothesis is correct.