WorksheetsBiology is the Study of Life
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 5hrs 35mins
If I describe something as biotic, I am saying that it is:
A living thing
not alive, never has been, and never will be.
If I describe something as abiotic, I am saying that it is:
A living thing
not alive, never has been, and never will be.
Dead things are considered ___________ because they used to be alive, even though they aren't anymore.
Abiotic
Biotic
Non-living
The pieces or parts of a living thing are considered _________ even if they stop "acting alive" when removed.
Abiotic
Biotic
Sunshine, water, the air, rocks, and snow are all considered
Abiotic
Biotic
Plants, animals, fungi, and microscopic organisms are all considered
Abiotic
Biotic
Fallen leaves, seashells, skeletons, toe nail clippings, fruit, and blood are all considered
Abiotic
Biotic
All of the abiotic and biotic things found in an area interact together to create an:
energy
ecosystem
All living things need energy to perform all of the processes that keep them alive. Which is an example of this?
Emma put a flake of her dead skin under a microscope. She could see the flat cells that made the piece of skin.
Plants perform photosynthesis to make sugars that they can then break down for energy.
Joy has been playing basketball in the heat all day. By the time he walks home, his shirt is covered in cold sweat.
Baby frogs don't look like adult frogs. Instead, they are small tadpoles that swim in the water. Eventually, they will grow up and change into a frog like their mom.
All living things maintain constant, stable internal conditions that keep them happy and healthy. This is called homeostasis. Which is an example?
Emma put a flake of her dead skin under a microscope. She could see the flat cells that made the piece of skin.
Plants perform photosynthesis to make sugars that they can then break down for energy.
Joy has been playing basketball in the heat all day. By the time he walks home, his shirt is covered in cold sweat.
Baby frogs don't look like adult frogs. Instead, they are small tadpoles that swim in the water. Eventually, they will grow up and change into a frog like their mom.
All living things respond to stimuli. When something changes in the environment, they will react to the change.
Humans are taller now than we were 300 years ago. Old skeletons show that the average human height has increased by a few inches since then.
Hannah and her mother both have the same pretty color of green in their eyes. Her mom says it is a gene that runs in their family.
Every year salmon follow a natural instinct to leave the ocean and swim back up the streams where they were first born. Once at the top of the stream, they lay and fertilize their eggs.
Jayla puts her hand own on the stove. She didn't realize it was on and quickly pulls her hand away when the heat burns her hand.
All living things are organized with cells. What is a good example of this characteristic of life?
Emma put a flake of her dead skin under a microscope. She could see the flat cells that made the piece of skin.
Plants perform photosynthesis to make sugars that they can then break down for energy.
Joy has been playing basketball in the heat all day. By the time he walks home, his shirt is covered in cold sweat.
Baby frogs don't look like adult frogs. Instead, they are small tadpoles that swim in the water. Eventually, they will grow up and change into a frog like their mom.
All living things contain information in DNA that can be inherited by the next generation. What is an example of this?
Humans are taller now than we were 300 years ago. Old skeletons show that the average human height has increased by a few inches since then.
Hannah and her mother both have the same pretty color of green in their eyes. Her mom says it is a gene that runs in their family.
Every year salmon follow a natural instinct to leave the ocean and swim back up the streams where they were first born. Once at the top of the stream, they lay and fertilize their eggs.
Jayla puts her hand own on the stove. She didn't realize it was on and quickly pulls her hand away when the heat burns her hand.
All living things grow and develop as individuals over time. What is an example of this?
Emma put a flake of her dead skin under a microscope. She could see the flat cells that made the piece of skin.
Plants perform photosynthesis to make sugars that they can then break down for energy.
Joy has been playing basketball in the heat all day. By the time he walks home, his shirt is covered in cold sweat.
Baby frogs don't look like adult frogs. Instead, they are small tadpoles that swim in the water. Eventually, they will grow up and change into a frog like their mom.
All living things reproduce to create newer living things. What is an example of this?
Humans are taller now than we were 300 years ago. Old skeletons show that the average human height has increased by a few inches since then.
Hannah and her mother both have the same pretty color of green in their eyes. Her mom says it is a gene that runs in their family.
Every year salmon follow a natural instinct to leave the ocean and swim back up the streams where they were first born. Once at the top of the stream, they lay and fertilize their eggs.
Jayla puts her hand own on the stove. She didn't realize it was on and quickly pulls her hand away when the heat burns her hand.
All living things change over time as a group. Species evolve and change each generation. What is an example of this?
Humans are taller now than we were 300 years ago. Old skeletons show that the average human height has increased by a few inches since then.
Hannah and her mother both have the same pretty color of green in their eyes. Her mom says it is a gene that runs in their family.
Every year salmon follow a natural instinct to leave the ocean and swim back up the streams where they were first born. Once at the top of the stream, they lay and fertilize their eggs.
Jayla puts her hand own on the stove. She didn't realize it was on and quickly pulls her hand away when the heat burns her hand.
Organisms can make things. Anything "handmade" by a living thing counts as biotic. Which of the following are examples of biotic factors made by living things?
Seashells
Spider Webs
Maple Syrup
All of the above
Jennifer started walking to school without her coat when it was only 20*F out. She started to shiver and got goosebumps, both signs that her body was trying to keep her body temperature at 98.6*F in spite of the cold. Which Characteristic of Living Things is this scenario an example of?
All living things are made of cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things develop and change as individuals.
All living things use energy
Sunflowers get their name from their enormous yellow flowers that will actually keep turning to face the sun as it moves across the sky. Sunflowers always face the direction sunlight is coming from.
Living things change as individuals
Living things use energy
Living things respond to stimuli
Living things are made of cells
If you don't wash your hands all day, then the bacteria you touch will end up multiplying and spreading across your hands until the next time that you wash them.
Living things maintain homeostasis
Living things reproduce
Living things contain DNA
Living things change as species
Joshua went to the museum and stood next to a replica of a caveman. Josh noticed that although they look very similar, he doesn't have anywhere near as much body hair as the museum statue does.
Living things change as individuals
Living things change as species
Living things are made of cells
Living things reproduce
Mary's grandfather is a redhead. Both of her parents are brunettes. Mary's hair is dark auburn. Her mom says that she must have gotten some of her grandfather's genes.
Living things are made of cells
Living things use energy
Living things change as species
Living thing contain DNA
Now that there is less snow in the arctic, white polar bears are not always camouflaged against white snow when they try to hunt. If they don't catch any prey to eat all summer, then the bear will die of starvation.
Living things are made of cells
Living things require energy
Living things reproduce
Living things contain DNA
A small egg on a leaf hatches and a caterpillar crawls out. A few weeks later it forms a hard cocoon. A couple days after that, a big moth appears and flies away.
Living things evolve as a species
Living things grow and develop as individuals
Living things maintain homeostasis
Living things require energy.
Humans have special cells in their bodies called "adipose cells" whose job is to store fat. If you get liposuction, then those cells are removed and there are fewer places to store excess fat in your body.
Living things respond to stimuli
Living things require energy
Living things evolve as species
Living things are organized by and made of cells
Which of the following are examples of abiotic factors?
a rotting log, fallen leaves, a skeleton
tree sap, egg shells, pearls
wind, rocks, water
bacteria, fungi, parasites.
You find a shark tooth at the beach. Even though the tooth on its own is not living, we still consider it biotic. Why?
The tooth is part of an ecosystem.
The tooth is a piece of a living thing, just like your fingernails.
The tooth meets all the characteristics of life on its own.
How would we classify air temperature, pH, and humidity?
These are abiotic factors
These are biotic factors.
In an experiment, what is the thing that you change on purpose to observe if it caused an effect?
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
In an experiment, what is the thing that you observe and record data about to see if it was effected/changed after being experimented on?
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Which part of an experiment is always written in the form: "The Effects of (IV) on (DV).?"
Title
Hypothesis
Which part of an experiment is always written in the form: "If (what you did to IV), then (what you expect will happen to DV)."
Title
Hypothesis
You run an experiment to see how much a plant grows when given different amounts of fertilizer. You give one plant 100mL of fertilizer, one plant 50mL of fertilizer, one 10mL, and another got 0mL. Which of these levels do you think counts as the "Control Group?"
100mL - because it is the biggest amount
50mL - because it is the middle amount
10mL - because it is the smallest amount
0mL - because it will represent the baseline a plant can grow without any amount of fertilizer at all.
Any factors in an experiment that are kept the same for all test levels or repeated trials to prevent them from causing unintended effects.
independent variable
dependent variable
constants
control group
An amount of the IV considered different from the rest of the IV amounts because it represents: 1) what happens if "nothing" is done in the experiment OR 2) what happens if the "normal" or "natural" amount of the IV is applied.
independent variable
dependent variable
control group
constants
You run an experiment to see which type of indoor light bulb is best for growing house plants. You put one plant under a regular light bulb, another under a UV light, and another outside in the sun. Which level of the IV is the control group?
the regular bulb
the UV bulb
natural sunlight
You run an experiment to see which of your friends can chug a gallon of milk the fastest. What are some things that should be constants in your experiment, no matter which friend is chugging?
fat content of the milk (skim, 1%, 2%, whole?)
when each friend last ate before chugging
the stopwatch used to time your friends
all of the above
You create an experiment to test how far you can run in 10 minutes in different temperatures. One day you ran in 90*F heat, another day you ran when it was 70*F, and another day you ran in 50*F weather. Title your experiment.
The Effects of Time Spent Running on the Outdoor Temperature
The Effects of Distance Ran on the Outdoor Temperature
The Effects of the Outdoor Temperature on Distance Ran
The Effects of the Outdoor Temperature on Time Spent Running
You create an experiment to test how far you can run in 10 minutes in different temperatures. One day you ran in 90*F heat, another day you ran when it was 70*F, and another day you ran in 50*F weather. What is a good hypothesis?
If I run in hotter temperatures, then I will not be able to run as far.
If I run in 10 minutes, then I will not be 90*F.
If I am not able to run very far, then it is because it is hot out.
If I run in cooler temperatures, then I will be able to run for more minutes.
You create an experiment to test how far you can run in 10 minutes in different temperatures. One day you ran in 90*F heat, another day you ran when it was 70*F, and another day you ran in 50*F weather. What is the IV?
time spent running
outdoor temperature
distance ran
body temperature
You create an experiment to test how far you can run in 10 minutes in different temperatures. One day you ran in 90*F heat, another day you ran when it was 70*F, and another day you ran in 50*F weather. What is the DV?
time spent running
outdoor temperature
distance ran
body temperature
You create an experiment to test how far you can run in 10 minutes in different temperatures. One day you ran in 90*F heat, another day you ran when it was 70*F, and another day you ran in 50*F weather. What is one of our constants?
time spent running
outdoor temperature
distance ran
body temperature
You are doing research. You find an experiment titled "The Effects of Age on Amount of Sleep Required by the Brain." What is the Independent Variable?
there isn't one
amount of sleep required by the brain
age
You are doing research. You find an experiment titled "The Effects of Age on Amount of Sleep Required by the Brain." What is the Dependent Variable?
there isn't one
amount of sleep required by the brain
age
Gianna hypothesizes that if she and Joselin both text 10 different boys, then Joselin will receive more replies back than she does. If they ran this experiment, what would their IV and DV be?
IV - number of replies back, DV - who sent text
IV - who sent texts, DV - number of replies back
Gianna hypothesizes that if she and Joselin both text 10 different boys, then Joselin will receive more replies back than she does. If they ran this experiment, what are some things that they should hold constant?
they should both text the same 10 boys
they should send the texts at the exact same time
they should both write the same thing in their texts
all of the above
A mushroom is:
abiotic
biotic
Water flowing down a mountain is:
abiotic
biotic
A zombie would be considered:
abiotic
biotic
What do we call our body's ability to maintain constant, internal conditions that keep us healthy?
science
homeostasis
experimental design
hypothesis
You want to cook soup so you turn on the stove. You aren't sure if it is working so you touch the burner to check. It is very hot and you immediately pull your hand away before you burn yourself.
Living things change as individuals
Living things use energy
Living things respond to stimuli
Living things are made of cells
Can something that is non-living die?
No, you can only die if you were alive in the first place.
Yes, all non-living things are also dead.
No, non-living things are immortal.
A bear walks through some trees to get to a pond. He drinks water from the pond then catches a fish to eat. He kills the fish by banging it against a rock with his teeth. Which factors in this scenario are biotic?
the pond, the rock, the trees
the bear, the fish, the trees.
the pond, the rock.
A bear walks through some trees to get to a pond. He drinks water from the pond then catches a fish to eat. He kills the fish by banging it against a rock with his teeth. Which factors in this scenario are abiotic?
the pond, the rock, the trees
the pond, the rock, the teeth
the pond, the rock.
You look into a microscope and see a single, tiny cell wiggling through some pond water to try and escape the bright light of the microscope shining on it. Which characteristics of life have you just witnessed?
Living things are made of cells AND respond to stimuli.
Living things are made of cells AND require energy.
Living things respond to stimuli AND grow and develop over time.
Living things are made of cells AND contain DNA.
