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Total questions: 110

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Name
Class
Date
1.

A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

a)

data

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

fact

2.
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
a)
hypothesis
b)
question/problem
c)
procedures
d)
conclusion
3.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
4.

What is an observation?

a)

A scientific statement based on ideas

b)

Using your senses to notice what is going on around you

c)

To be unaware of your surroundings

d)

The question that you want an answer to.

5.
A testable answer to a scientific question
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
6.
This is the last step in the scientific method
a)
Draw a conclusion
b)
Record your data as results
c)
Share what you have learned with others
d)
Collaborate with others
7.
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
8.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
9.
A hypothesis is simply a prediction that has not yet been _.
a)
proven or disproven
b)
made into a theory
c)
results calculated
d)
written about
10.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
11.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
12.
Observations made during an experiment are called:
a)
results
b)
problems
c)
conclusions
d)
questions
13.
The scientific method is made up of several:
a)
stones
b)
experiments
c)
problems
d)
steps
14.

A scientific observation is:

a)

Based on facts

b)

based on your personal beliefs

c)

Based on opinions

d)

Based on a rumor you heard in the bathroom

15.

What is an observation?

a)

Something you measure or detect with your senses.

b)

The way you feel about something

c)

An educated guess

d)

A theory that has been disproved

16.

An inference is based on:

a)

both scientific observations and known facts

b)

known facts

c)

scientific observations

d)

a rumor you started in the bathroom

17.

What is the scientific method?

a)

A systematic procedure for how to conduct a scientific experiment

b)

The process of solving a problem

c)

A way of making non-scientific observations

d)

A way to summarize findings from multiple investigations

18.

Which of the following is NOT a testable question?

a)

How do rockets work?

b)

Does fertilizer help plants grow bigger?

c)

Does heart rate increase with exercise?

d)

Does the freezing point of water change at different elevations?

19.

What is the best way to collect and record data?

a)

In a data table

b)

On post-it notes

c)

On scrap paper

d)

interpretive dance

20.

A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions is

a)

the scientific method

b)

results

c)

observations

d)

the two step

21.

After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

a)

conclusion

b)

experiment

c)

hypothesis

d)

table of contents

22.

An educated guess in science is called a/an

a)

hypothesis

b)

procedure

c)

conclusion

d)

lucky

23.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertalizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the water?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
24.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
25.
Which variable is the same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
26.
In an experiment to determine what type of acid is the MOST corrosive (destructive) which of these would NEED to be a controlled variable?
a)
The acids used
b)
The material the acid is poured on
c)
The size of the hole created by the acid
27.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing the effectiveness differnt types of paper airplane?
a)
the paper used
b)
the type of folds made
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
28.
Students were involved in an experiment to investigate whether playing music while they took a test affected their scores. What would their test scores be?
a)
Independent variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Controlled variable
d)
Hypothesis
29.
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, what is the independent variable?
a)
Type of plant
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
30.
Mr. S normally uses praise as a reward to train his dog. He wants to know the best way to train his dog, so he sets up an experiment to find out if there is a better way to get his dog to respond to commands. What is his dependent variable?
a)
Type of reward
b)
Praise
c)
Type of dog
d)
Amount of time the dog follows commands
31.
Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the constant.
a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
height of the ramp
c)
mass of the ball
d)
weight of the ball
32.
Mr. S. wants to find the best way to get more students to attend extra help review.  Normally, he does not give extra credit for attending extra help.  On one quiz, he decides to give extra credit to students who attend extra help.  Identify the dependent variable.
a)
extra points for attending extra help
b)
extra points for attending extra help
c)
 number of students attending extra help
d)
student scores
33.
Tiffany was investing how fast it took Hayden to react to different sounds. Identify the dependent variable. 
a)
different sounds
b)
how much time it took Hayden to react
c)
Hayden
d)
the trumpet playing over and over
34.
Mario studied how far room temperature water would spurt out of a platic milk carton when 3mm holes were punched at different heights from the bottom of the container. Identify the dependent variable
a)
3 mm holes
b)
distance water traveled out of carton
c)
different heights of holes in container
d)
ice water from Iceland
35.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
36.

What is the study of the structure of living things

a)

Anatomy

b)

Embryology

c)

Zoology

d)

Physiology

37.

What is the study of chemical reactions in organisms?

a)

Zoology

b)

Cytology

c)

Biochemistry

d)

Entemology

38.

What is the study of the structure and function of cells?

a)

Cytology

b)

Genetics

c)

Ecology

d)

Taxonomy

39.

What is the study of the structure and function of cells?

a)

Cytology

b)

Genetics

c)

Ecology

d)

Taxonomy

40.

What is the study of embryo development?

a)

Ecology

b)

Icthiology

c)

Microbiology

d)

Embryology

41.

What do we call the study of changes of organisms over time?

a)

Histology

b)

Evolution

c)

Microbiology

d)

Taxonomy

42.

What is the study of heredity?

a)

Microbiology

b)

Genetics

c)

Evolution

d)

Anatomy

43.

What is the study of small living things

a)

Genetics

b)

Marine Biology

c)

Botany

d)

Microbiology

44.

What is the study of bacteria?

a)

Embryology

b)

Physiology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Zoology

45.

What is the study of bacteria?

a)

Embryology

b)

Physiology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Zoology

46.

What is the study of the functions of living thing?

a)

Physiology

b)

Pathology

c)

Cytology

d)

Evolution

47.

What is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment?

a)

Genetics

b)

Ecology

c)

Bacteriology

d)

Biochemistry

48.

What is the study of animal and plant tissue?

a)

Histology

b)

Marine Biology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Boatany

49.

What is the study of ocean environments?

a)

Genetics

b)

Zoology

c)

Marine Biology

d)

Physiology

50.

What is the study of classifying living things?

a)

Pathology

b)

Bacteriology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Microbiology

51.

What is the study of plants?

a)

Botany

b)

Zoology

c)

Ornithology

d)

Oncology

52.

What is the study of animals?

a)

Herpetology

b)

Ecology

c)

Zoology

d)

Genetics

53.

What is the study of the spread and origin of diseases?

a)

Ethnology

b)

Pathology

c)

Zoology

d)

Anatomy

54.

What is the study of human races and origins?

a)

Ethnology

b)

Herpetology

c)

Marine Biology

d)

Anatomy

55.

What is the study of insects?

a)

Oncology

b)

Physiology

c)

Virology

d)

Entomology

56.

What is the study of reptiles?

a)

Ornithology

b)

Herpetology

c)

Taxonomy

d)

Mycology

57.

What is the study of fish?

a)

Ichthyology

b)

Zoology

c)

Botany

d)

Pathology

58.

What is the study of birds?

a)

Virology

b)

Hematology

c)

Ornithology

d)

Oncology

59.

What is the study of cancer?

a)

Oncology

b)

Ethnology

c)

Virology

d)

Ecology

60.

What is the study of blood and structures found in blood?

a)

Taxonomy

b)

Hematology

c)

Histology

d)

Ichthyology

61.

What is the study of viruses and diseases caused by viruses?

a)

Mycology

b)

Herpetology

c)

Virology

d)

Taxonomy

62.

What is the study of fungi?

a)

Ornithology

b)

Physiology

c)

Marine Biology

d)

Mycology

63.

What distinguishes a plant cell from an animal cell? (How do you tell them apart) Hint: There's 3 ways (Check all 3)

a)

Central Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

e)

Chloroplasts

64.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

65.

Cellular Respiration occurs within me and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Mitochondria

66.

I like to be thought of as the "storage bubble" for both plant and animal cells. I am a...

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

67.

The cell membrane...

a)

is like a wall that blocks everything from going into the cell

b)

controls what can go into or out of a cell

c)

is hard and rigid, and gives the cell its shape, like an exoskeleton

68.

Which part of the cell CONTROLS everything that happens in the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

69.

Which part of the cell STORES water and minerals?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

70.

How do cells reproduce?

a)

They lay eggs.

b)

One cell divides to make 2 cells (etc.)

c)

Two cells combine and then make 4 cells.

71.

Which part of the cell is a watery, jelly-like substance?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

cell wall

72.

Which parts do ONLY plant cells have? (Animal cells don't have them!)

a)

vacuoles and mitochondria

b)

nucleus and chloroplasts

c)

chloroplasts and cell membrane

d)

cell wall and chloroplasts

73.

In PLANT cells, which part is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

74.

Chloroplasts...

a)

are where plant cells do photosynthesis and make food

b)

are where plant cells produce energy

c)

are where both plant and animal cells make food (photosynthesis)

75.

True or False?: Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, a substance that absorbs the sun's light.

a)

True

b)

False: chloroplasts contain only water and minerals.

c)

False: chloroplasts contain air, like little balloons in the leaf.

76.

What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or organelles, but a eukaryotic cell does

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus or organelles, but prokaryotes do

77.

How can you tell that this is a prokaryote or eukaryote cell?

a)

It is a prokaryote because it doesn't have a nucleus

b)

It is a eukaryotic cell because it has a cell wall and a nucleus

c)

It is eukaryotic because it does not a nucleus nor a cell membrane

d)

It is prokaryote because it has a cell wall

78.

Which of the following are prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Plant and Animal

79.

"Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats:

a)

ER

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

80.

"Envelopes" of the cell, used for transporting material:

a)

ER

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

81.

What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn't have?

a)

Cell Membrane and Cell Wall

b)

Cell Wall and Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall and Nucleus

d)

Cell Wall and Chloroplast

82.

What is the jelly-like substance that keeps the organelles floating?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

ER

d)

Cytoplasm

83.

Which organelle holds the cell together? (found in both an animal and plant cell)

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Ribosome

84.

What are the "protein-makers" of a cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Body

85.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
86.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
87.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
88.

When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell a process called cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?

a)

It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.

b)

It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.

c)

It states that cells come from previously existing cells.

d)

It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.

89.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
90.
If the eyepiece of your scope has a power of 10, and the selected objective lens has a power of 20,what is the total magnification?
a)
20x
b)
30x
c)
200x
d)
2000x
91.
When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with
a)
low power and coarse adjustment.
b)
low power and fine adjustment
c)
high power and coarse adjustment
d)
high power and fine adjustment
92.
If you move the slide left while viewing, in which direction will it appear to move?
a)
right 
b)
left
c)
up 
d)
down
93.
If you move the slide down while viewing, in which direction will it appear to move?
a)
right 
b)
left
c)
up 
d)
down
94.
What is part 1?
a)
eye piece
b)
body tube
c)
arm
d)
coarse adjust
95.
What part is 5?
a)
coarse adjustment
b)
fine adjustment
c)
diaphragm
d)
stage
96.

If you wanted to center the image what direction would you move your slide in?

a)

Down and left

b)

Down and right

c)

Up and left

d)

Up and right

97.

The ___________________________ are used to hold the slide on the stage.

a)

field

b)

mirror

c)

stage

d)

stage clips

98.

The ______________________________ is used to help clearly focus in on the specimen.

a)

focus knob

b)

stage clips

c)

mirror

d)

turret

99.

Which part holds the eyepiece in place above the objective lens?

a)

condensor

b)

objective lense

c)

barrel

d)

body tube

100.

The primary optical lenses on a microscope are called ___

a)

condensors

b)

objective lenses

c)

stage clips

d)

ocular lenses

101.

Identify the microscope part:

a)

revolving nosepiece

b)

coarse focus knob

c)

diaphragm

d)

fine focus knob

102.

Typical objective lenses come in magnifications of ___

a)

6x, 15x, 60x

b)

60x, 150x, 600x

c)

4x, 10x, 40x

d)

40x, 100x, 400x

103.

When transporting the microscope it should be held at the ___

a)

arm and body tube

b)

base and stage

c)

base and arm

d)

arm and stage

104.

A thin flat piece of glass used to hold objects for examination is called a ___

a)

sheet

b)

slide

c)

cover slip

d)

objective

105.

The lens assembly with the shortest body is the ___

a)

low power objective

b)

high power objective

c)

low power ocular

d)

high power ocular

106.

The part you look through at the top of the microscope is called the eyepiece or ___

a)

objective

b)

ocular

c)

aperture

d)

diaphragm

107.

Which laboratory apparatus is a measuring cylinder?

a)
b)
c)
d)
108.

What is the main priority in doing an experiment?

a)

to obtain a correct result

b)

to finish an experiment

c)

to do the experiment safely

d)

to communicate the result

109.

The laboratory apparatus above are used to measure _____________ .

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

volume

d)

temperature

110.

The laboratory apparatus above is used to measure ______________ .

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

volume

d)

temperature

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