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Chapter 1 Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The procedures we use in science to solve problems scientifically.

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific method

c)

theory

d)

law

2.

Prediction that can be tested, is specific, and only one

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific method

c)

theory

d)

law

3.

explanation of things or events based on scientific knowledge resulting from many observations and experiments, explains why, broad

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific method

c)

theory

d)

law

4.

statement about how things work in nature that seems to be true consistently, how things occur in nature, can be math formulas

a)

hypothesis

b)

scientific method

c)

theory

d)

law

5.

standard to which the outcome of a test is compared

a)

control

b)

variable

6.

something in an experiment that can change

a)

control

b)

variable

7.

any living thing

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

genus

d)

kingdom

8.

smallest unit of an organism that can carry on life functions

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

genus

d)

kingdom

9.

first word of the two-word scientific name used to identify a group of similar species

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

genus

d)

kingdom

10.

first and largest category used to classify organisms that we use in Life Science

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

genus

d)

kingdom

11.

regulation of an organism's internal, life-maintaining conditions

a)

homeostasis

b)

phylogeny

c)

binomial nomenclature

12.

evolutionary history of an organism; used today to group organisms into six kingdoms

a)

homeostasis

b)

phylogeny

c)

binomial nomenclature

13.

two-word naming system that gives all organisms their scientific name

a)

homeostasis

b)

phylogeny

c)

binomial nomenclature

14.

idea that living things come from nonliving things

a)

spontaneous generation

b)

biogenesis

15.

theory that living things come only from other living things

a)

spontaneous generation

b)

biogenesis

16.

Scientists are like

a)

mechanics

b)

nurses

c)

detectives

17.

Which one is not a type of science

a)

physical

b)

life

c)

earth

d)

technology

18.

what do physical scientists study

a)

matter and energy

b)

living and once living things

c)

space and earth

19.

what do life scientists study

a)

matter and energy

b)

living and once living things

c)

space and earth

20.

what do earth scientists study

a)

matter and energy

b)

living and once living things

c)

space and earth

21.

using skills to solve problems is called

a)

hypothetical thinking

b)

spontaneous thinking

c)

critical thinking

d)

not thinking

22.

In science it is important to be

a)

right

b)

wrong

c)

smart

d)

accurate

23.

What system of measurement do we use in science?

a)

International System of Units (SI)

b)

Metric System

c)

US standard System

d)

Imperial System

24.

What do living things need to survive

a)

water, food, air

b)

water, air, place to live

c)

water, place to live, food

d)

food, air, place to live

25.

length of time an organism live and the changes that take place during the life of an organism are called

a)

life span and development

b)

life span and regression

c)

death and development

d)

death and regression

26.

Anything that causes a change in an organism and the reaction to it is called

a)

stimulus and response

b)

stimulus and growth

c)

growth and response

d)

response and development

27.

Who disproved spontaneous generation?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Aristotle

c)

Oparin

d)

Miller and Urey

28.

Whose classification do we use today?

a)

Pasteur

b)

Oparin

c)

Aristotle

d)

Linnaeus

29.

How old is the Earth?

a)

5 billion

b)

4.6 billion

c)

4 billion

d)

2 billion

30.

What are two tools used to identify organisms?

a)

study guides

b)

field guides

c)

dichotomous keys

d)

scientific names

31.

Binomial nomenclature is made up of the genus and species (in Latin) and is also called the

a)

hypothesis

b)

dichotomous key

c)

scientific name

d)

common name

32.

What is not a reason we use scientific names?

a)

avoid mistakes

b)

group similar evolutionary histories together

c)

give descriptive information about the species

d)

allow information to be organized easily

e)

give organisms better names

33.

Dichotomous keys are organized into

(a)  

34.

How many descriptive statements are at each step

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

35.

Who tested Oparin's ideas

a)

Miller and Urey

b)

Aristotle

c)

Pasteur

d)

Linnaeus

36.

Who were the first two scientists to classify living things?

a)

Urey and Miller

b)

Oparin and Pasteur

c)

Aristotle and Linnaeus

37.

The order for classification is Domain, ____________, Phylum, Class, Order, ____________, Genus, and ________________.

a)

kingdom, family, species

b)

species, family, kingdom

c)

species, kingdom, family

d)

family, kingdom, species

38.

Energy from the Sun, lightning, and Earth's heat caused gases in the early atmosphere to combine to form complex compounds found in living things is a hypothesis created by

a)

Miller and Urey

b)

Pasteur

c)

Oparin

d)

Aristotle

39.

Life comes from

a)

living things

b)

nonliving things

c)

dead things

d)

happens spontaneously

40.

Organisms have five traits: are organized, respond, use energy, grow and develop, and reproduce

a)

true

b)

false

c)

true, but one trait is wrong

41.

What is one lab safety rule?

a)

eating in the lab

b)

doing the experiments as you think they should be done

c)

leaving hair down

d)

not messing around in the lab

42.

laws, theories, hypotheses all need to be

a)

explanations backed by evidence/experiments

b)

explain why

c)

explain how

d)

are specific

e)

are broad

43.

The steps of the scientific method are:

  1. state the ____________
  2. gather ___________
  3. form a _____________
  4. perform an ____________
  5. analyze ___________
  6. draw ______________
  7. report _______________
a)

problem, information, hypothesis, experiment, data, conclusions, results

b)

problem, information, experiment, hypothesis, data, conclusions, results

c)

information, hypothesis, problem, data, conclusion, experiment, results

d)

results, conclusion, data, experiment, hypothesis, information, problem

44.

if the hypothesis is not supported than you

a)

never come up with a hypothesis again

b)

revise/create a new hypothesis

c)

keep your hypothesis

d)

keep experimenting

45.

if the hypothesis is supported you

a)

revise/create a hypothesis

b)

make a theory

c)

keep experimenting

d)

make a law

46.

Laws and Theories

a)

have lots of experiments/evidence

b)

explain how

c)

explain why

d)

are specific

47.

Theories and Hypotheses

a)

have lots of evidence/experiements

b)

are specific

c)

explain why

d)

explain how

48.

Laws and Hypotheses

a)

have lots of evidence/experiements

b)

are specific

c)

explain why

d)

explain how