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Honors Bio Ch1 Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is this statement incorrect? "My theory is that if we test the strength of different leaves then the sugar maple will be the strongest because it has adapted to sustain more harsh conditions."

a)

it is missing a because statement

b)

this is a hypothesis not a theory. it hasn't been supported by large amounts of evidence or studied by the scientific community.

c)

this theory has all of the necessary elements. nothing is incorrect about this.

d)

all of these

2.

What is wrong with this statement? "The theory of relativity has been proven correct by a vast abundance of supporting evidence."

a)

theories can't be "proven", but can be "supported"

b)

there is almost no evidence for this theory

c)

the term "hypothesis" should be used instead of the word "theory"

d)

nothing is wrong with this statement

3.

All of these would be scientifically testable EXCEPT

a)

tracking rates of growth and development

b)

measurable physical characteristics

c)

supernatural occurrences

d)

none of these are scientifically testable

4.

which kind of graph is best for displaying relationships? example: Carmen tracks her growth in inches each month.

a)

line graph

b)

bar graph

c)

pie chart

d)

all of these would work equally well

5.

The independent variable is found on the _____ axis

a)

x

b)

y

c)

sometimes x and sometimes y

d)

none of these

6.

What SHOULD the label be for the dependent variable on this graph?

a)

time

b)

level of comfort

7.

Which is NOT one of the base units used to measure things in a science classroom?

a)

meter

b)

gram

c)

liter

d)

these are the three base units used to measure things scientifically. they will have different prefixes, but the base remains unchanged

8.

Marsha wants to conduct an experiment to determine the effects of diet and exercise on athletic performance. She decides that the experiment group will eat a well balanced diet and exercise 2 hours per day and the control group will not eat only fast food and not exercise. What is one major problem with her proposal?

a)

she has too many independent variables. she won't know if the diet or the exercise is contributing more to the athletic performance she plans on measuring

b)

she doesn't have a control group at all

c)

athletic performance is not able to be a dependent variable because it cannot be measured scientifically

d)

all of these are equally problematic. she should just start over

9.

benedict's solution tests for the presence of glucose. if a greenish-yellow color is observed then the substance tests positive for glucose. this data is

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

10.

which is NOT part of the scientific method

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

conclusion

d)

all of these are part of the scientific method

11.

Varsha is setting up an experiment to test if the hours that a student spends on their phone has any impact on their overall GPA in high school. What is the INDEPENDENT variable in her proposed experiment?

a)

hours spent on phone

b)

overall GPA

c)

the classes that each student is taking

d)

the grade that each student is in

12.

A pharmaceutical company claims that their new drug increases both short and long term memory in teenagers. The company has a group of 100 student volunteers and gives the drug to a group of 50 students. The other 50 students do not receive the drug. All 100 students are then given the same memory test at the end of the study. What is the control group in this experiment?

a)

the 50 students not receiving the drug

b)

the 50 students receiving the drug

c)

the type of memory test being administered

d)

the diet, exercise, and age of each of the students

13.

Juan wants to test a pre-workout that claims to increase muscle mass by 15% when used daily. When setting up an experiment to test the claims of this new pre-workout what should his dependent variable be?

a)

muscle mass gained

b)

pre-workout vs. no pre-workout

c)

the diet that each subject is eating

d)

the types of workouts that each subject is doing during the training session

14.

What is the dependent variable on this graph?

a)

final length (mm)

b)

type of food

c)

the effect of type of food on final length

d)

none of these

15.

Which type of graph would be best to graph "number of student birthdays per month of the year"?

a)

line graph

b)

double line graph

c)

bar graph

d)

double bar graph

16.

Give this graph a more scientific title

a)

the effect of age on knowledge about dinosaurs

b)

the effect of knowledge about dinosaurs on age

c)

age vs. dinosaur knowledge

d)

as many people get older they forget about dinosaurs :(

17.

which is NOT a characteristic of life

a)

can reproduce

b)

can grow and develop

c)

has genetic material

d)

can eat things

18.

Which is an EXAMPLE of metabolism?

a)

your body breaking down starch into glucose to use for energy at the cellular level

b)

your body using amino acids to build into proteins for building and repairing muscle tissue

c)

both of these are an example of metabolism

19.

what is homeostasis?

a)

maintaining internal balance

b)

all of the breaking down and building of molecules in an organism

c)

neither of these

d)

both of these

20.

which of these is the smallest level of organization listed?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biosphere