WorksheetsUnit 0 Review Game: Sci. Method & Characteristics of Life
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
An amoeba is unicellular; therefore, it is an organism.
true
false
Which of the examples shows a response to a stimulus?
Which of the following are likely topics in a biology course?
Why does the Texas horned lizard squirt blood out of its eyes?
How is a banded pipefish able to hide in its environment of seaweeds?
What chemicals cause plant stems to lengthen or flowers to bloom?
All of these.
A single entity has been discovered that shows many of the characteristics of living things including growth, organization, and the ability to maintain homeostasis. However, because it does not reproduce, it is not considered a living thing.
True
False
Living things do all of the following except
make adjustments to nonliving factors around them.
maintain a steady internal environment
respond to other organisms
pass an identical genetic code to their offspring for many generations
The study of biology includes things that were once living and those alive today
true
false
It is important to study the genetic makeup of other organisms because information in their genetic makeup may hold information about our own.
True
False
A testable hypothesis is a hypothesis that can form the basis for a(n) _.
party
conclusion
guess
experiment
Which is an inference?
You measure a plant’s height every day for a week.
You give a plant the same amount of water every day.
Every day for a week, you collect data on a plant’s movement.
After watching a plant for a week, you determine it needs more sunlight.
Tasha is testing the effect of blue-colored light on the growth of tomato plants. Which is the independent variable in this experiment?
light intensity
light color
amount of light
temperature of light
Jake has hypothesized that if you add aspirin to the water when watering plants, the plants will have more blooms.
To verify his hypothesis, Jake should use the same of amount of water and aspirin for each of the plants in the experimental group.
True
False
An hypothesis comes before an observation.
True
False
In an experiment, the control group is used to test the effect of the independent variable.
True
False
A scientist is investigating a new drug that will cure the common cold. The scientist should give the ____ group a sugar pill, rather than the drug.
experimental group
control group
independent group
constant group
Which of the following results from quantitative analysis of this picture?
color of rabbits
behaviors of rabbits
number of rabbits
smell of rabbits
In an experiment testing the effect of magnetic fields on germination in a plant, the seeds exposed to the normal magnetic field of Earth would be described as the ___.
experimental group
control group
independent group
constant group
Science is based on subjective observations.
True
False
Because it is often difficult to gather numerical data, ____ information is collected.
ethical
scientific
quantitative
qualitative
Organisms changing over time in response to the environment is ___.
evolution
reproduction
metabolism
organization
Asexual reproduction results is more diversity than sexual reproduction
True
False
The smallest example of a living thing is a/an ___.
atom
cell
molecule
organism
In an experiment testing the effect of loud noises on a person’s reaction time, Sarah uses different volumes of a particular song when testing the time it takes a person to catch a falling ruler.
The ___ variable is the reaction time.
constant
control
independent
dependent
Which of the following correctly sequences the steps of the scientific method?
question, observe, explain, design and conduct experiment, collect and analyze data, report findings
observe, question, make a testable explanation, experiment, collect and analyze data, state findings
form a hypothesis, observe, investigate a testable question, collect and analyze data, state results
design and conduct an investigation based on a testable question, form a hypothesis, collect data, state findings
___ is the genetic blue prints that direct all of life's activities.
ATP
DNA
RNA
Sugar
Which of the following is an observation?
You record the air temperature every day for a week.
You propose that a cold front is approaching.
You conclude that the season is changing.
You hypothesize that the temperature will increase tomorrow.
