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WorksheetsChapter 1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Which is an inference?
You measure a plant's height every day for a week.
You give a plant the same amount of water everyday.
Every day for a week, you collect data on a plant's growth
After watching a plant for a week, you determine it needs more sunlight.
Which one of these statements is a quantitative observation?
The puppies are in the back yard.
The puppies are eating.
The puppies have tan fur.
There are 8 puppies.
Which of the following is an example of a stimulus and the accompanying response?
A wildebeest crosses a river during migration.
A python strikes at a rat and the rat runs away.
A hawk grabs a branch to gain a perch.
An earthworm burrows into new, rich soil.
Why do biologists repeat the same investigation several times?
obtain consistent data
get the correct results
form a theory
prove their hypothesis
Which activity is an example of the human body striving to maintain homeostasis?
creating thoughts to solve a difficult problem
digesting food to reduce particle size
sprinting across the street to avoid traffic
producing sweat to reduce body temperature
Which procedure is a scientific method?
collecting data
formulating a hypothesis
observing
All are scientific methods
Which is an example of an adaptation?
New foods found by a squirrel
White hair of adult polar bears
Bald spots on an old cougar
Viruses passed to humans
Which describes the purpose of science?
to explain the nature of things
to propose solutions to political issues
to debate the meaning of life
to solve the ethical problems of society
To make an ______________ one must use information gathered during observation to form an opinion about things that are not necessarily seen or known.
inference
observation
biology
science
the act of noticing and describing events or processes
observation
inference
control
theory
Which is considered a non-scientific question?
How do chimpanzees communicate?
Who was the greatest scientist?
Are humans able to read minds?
A universal statement that describes some pattern in nature or natural phenomenon is known as a ________.
theory
law
biology
observation
signal to which an organism responds
stimulus
bias
inference
data
A body of knowledge based on the study of nature
Biology
Geology
Stimulus
Science
Anything that has or once had all the characteristics of life
Growth
Organism
Species
Adaptation
Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"
A flea bite
A squirrel scratches
Identify the stimulus..."A loud noise causes you to cover your ears"
A loud noise
You cover your ears
What is peer review?
something that supports or reutes an idea
a proposed explaination
action or process of gaining information
looking over someone's work for accuracy and consistency
