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Scientific Method and Living Things

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes an organism's metabolism?

a)

How often an organism needs to eat

b)

The amount of energy an organism has

c)

Whether an organism is cold or warm blooded

d)

The chemical reactions that allow an organism to make or use energy

2.

How many different variables should be changed at a time in a controlled experiement?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

any number can be changed and once

3.

The passing of traits from parents to their offspring is called

a)

responsiveness

b)

hypothesis

c)

heredity

d)

metabolism

4.

In an experiment, plants are given different amounts of fertilizer for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, the lengths of the roots of each plant is recorded. What is the independent variable?

a)

the group that doesn't get any fertilizer

b)

the group that gets fertilizer

c)

the fertilizer

d)

the root length

5.

In an experiment, plants are given different amounts of nutrients for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, the lengths of the roots of each plant is recorded. What is the control group?

a)

the group that did not get fertilizer

b)

the group that did get fertilizer

c)

the fertilizer

d)

the root length

6.

In an experiment testing the effect of exposure to sunlight on mood, participants either spent 1 hour outside each day for a week, or spent no time outside each day for the week. What would be the dependent variable?

a)

the amount of sleep participants got

b)

what mood participants were in

c)

the height of the sun in the sky

d)

the amount of sunlight participants received

7.

What kind of graph would you use to analyze this data?

a)

pie graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

8.

What kind of graph would you use to show this data?

a)

pie graph

b)

bar graph

c)

line graph

9.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ALL living organisms?

a)

made of cells

b)

can reproduce

c)

breathing using only lungs

d)

gets rid of wastes

10.

A tadpole becoming a frog is evidence of its ability to

a)

excrete waste

b)

grow and develop

c)

reproduce

d)

decompose

11.
A student is participating in a science fair. He wants to see how plants and light work together. He places  a plant near a light source. The plant grows toward the light. The plant's action is an example of
a)
Reproduction
b)
Response
c)
Stimulus
d)
Development
12.
A scientist studies the impact of a drug on cancer. In the experiment, the factor that we measure is called the
a)
Independent variable
b)
Conclusion
c)
Controlled variable
d)
Dependent variable
13.

A scientist who wants to study the effects of fertilizer on plants sets up experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer, Plant B gets 5 mg of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control group?

a)

Plant B

b)

All of them

c)

Plant A

d)

Plant C

14.
A scientist hypothesizes the temperature at which an alligator’s egg is incubated will determine whether the alligator will be male or female. The independent variable is
a)
Temperature
b)
Incubator
c)
Gender of the alligator
d)
Male alligators
15.

Does the scientific method always go in the same order?

a)

Yes - always

b)

Certain steps always go in the same order but others are sometimes repeated

c)

No - it can go in any order