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WorksheetsChapter 1 Biology
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 41mins
What is the standard metric unit for length?
grams
meter
liters
feet
What does the prefix Kilo mean?
10
100
1000
What's the difference between anabolism and catabolism?
Anabolism – breaks down Catabolism – builds up
There is no difference
Theu both start with a vowel
Anabolism – builds Catabolism – breaks down
What does the prefix Chloro mean?
Deadly gas
Life
Green
Plant
What is homeostasis?
eating salty food
raise in temperature
disorder
Internal balance
What does the suffix Osis mean?
Condition or disease
foot
life
study of
Define asexual reproduction?
spontaneous generation
No parent
Two parents
One parent
What type of data involves numbers, measurements etc..
None
Quantitative
Qualitative
Both
What is metabolism?
building up
breaking down
ability to eat what you want
all chemical reactions in body
When a plant moves toward the sunlight is an example of
response
stimulus
gravity
plants don't move
What does the prefix Osteo mean?
inflammed
bone
joint
leg
When first adjusting a microscope what lens should be used
fine course adjustment
course adjustment
it really doesn't matter
neither
What Celsius temp represents body temperature?
98.7
37
22
100
What does the suffix Gen mean?
stomach
blood
producing
pouch
Define science?
Want to know everything
A study of animals
A study of space
A waste of time
Define Biology?
Study of space
Study of life
Study of chemicals
Study of rocks
What does the word Arthropod mean?
Jointed legs
form of skin condition
hard shell
inflammation
What is 100 degrees celsius compared to
Ice melting at 25 C
Water freezing at 0 F
Water boiling 212 F
Human fever
What is an electron microscope?
uses light to reflect images
uses mirrors to reflect images
uses electron beams
this hasn't been invented yet
Define compound light microscope
uses one lens and light
uses two or more lens and light
Comes apart easily for storage
Does need light to work
What is an hypothesis?
uneducated guess
not needed in the scientific process
cure for hickups
educated guess
How do you correctly handle a microscope
by one hand
by two hands
by three hands
by four hands
What does the prefix centi mean in the metric system?
10dth
100dth
1000dth
1
What does gastro mean?
Stomach
Pain
Pod
Joint
What is the difference between control setup and experimental setup?
Experimental setup contains the manipulated variable
There is no difference
Control setup contains the manipulated variable
There are not controls in the experimental setup
What is data?
Observations using only the sense of touch
Observations using only the sense of sight
Obersavations using only the sense of taste
Observations using all five senses
What is the metric standard unit for mass?
g
kg
mm
cm
What does the prefix Cyto mean?
green
sight
small
cell
What does the suffix phage mean?
pod
eater
joint
green
Label the parts of the microscope. Use numbers and spell corrrectly. Example 1. body tube
(a)
What are the eight characteristics of life?
Which one of the following is not a step in the scientific method:
forming a hypothesis
forming a conclusion
collecting data
talking it over with other scientists
If a scientist wanted to change the amount of light used in a microscope, he/she would change the:
ocular lens
objective lens
diaphragm
fine adjustment
You suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a/an _____.
conclusion
analysis
hypothesis
experiment
When enough experimental data support a hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a/an ____.
fact
inference
conclusion
theory
Which is NOT a unit of measurement in the metric system?
gram
inch
meter
liter
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?
Living things maintain internal balance.
Living things respond to their environment.
Living things are based on a universal genetic code.
Living things are made up of units called cells.
Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week time period results in ____.
data
variables
inferences
hypotheses
To observe a small, living organism, a scientist might use a/an ____.
electronic balance
compound light microscope
TEM
SEM
In sciene, a hypothesis is useful only if ____.
it can be tested
it is proven correct
it can be proven incorrect
the explanation is already known
An instrument that allows light to pass through the specimen and uses two lenses to form an image is a/an ____.
TEM
SEM
electron microscope
compound light microscope
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
ability to move
response to the environment
ability to reproduce
growth and development
Biology is the study of ____.
the land, water, and air on Earth.
the environment.
animals and plants only.
the living world.
A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test ____.
several variables
a mass of information
a conclusion
a single variable
A dog starts to pant when it gets hot. Describe the characteristics of life demonstrated here.
All organisms reproduce.
All organisms have a genetic code.
All organisms do regulates their body at optimum level.
All organisms respond to stimuli.
Identify the non-living things
Humans
Bacteria
The Sun
Frog
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
All living things grow
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things use energy
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things respond to their environment
All living things use energy
Qualitative data means?
(a)
Which of the following is best described as a tentative explanation to an observation of set of observations?
prediction
theory
results
hypothesis
why do scientist use a common system in measurement?
(a)
A way of gaining knowledge about the natural world that begins with a question and then tries to answer the question with evidence and logic
science
hypothesis
observation
model
A possible answer to a scientific question
science
hypothesis
model
evidence
Something that is detected either through senses, instruments, or measuring devices that extend human senses
science
hypothesis
observation
dependent variable
A plan for asking questions and testing possible answers
science
experiment
scientific investigation
scientific law
Broad explanation for events that is widely accepted as true
scientific theory
model
independent variable
experiment
A representation of part of the real world
scientific theory
model
scientific law
evidence
The affected variable, manipulated variable, or the variable you measure
dependent variable
experiment
scientific law
evidence
Variable that affects the manipulated variable, “I” change
scientific theory
evidence
independent variable
scientific investigation
Type of scientific investigation that is performed under controlled conditions
experiment
scientific theory
scientific law
evidence
Any type of data that may either agree or disagree with a prediction, it may either support or disprove a hypothesis
experiment
evidence
observation
hypothesis
Process of maintaining a stable internal environment
homeostasis
community
biome
symbiosis
Change in characteristics of living things over time
evolution
tissue
cell
biology
Group of the same kind of cells
cell
tissue
evolution
biosphere
Basic unit of structure and function of living things
cell
tissue
biology
biosphere
Process of producing offspring
reproduction
symbiosis
evolution
cell
Group of organs that work together to do a job
organ system
cell
tissue
biology
Structure made up of tissues
population
organ
natural selection
organism
