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WorksheetsBIO Unit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is the primary function of an Erlenmeyer flask?
Mixing of chemicals
Storage of chemicals
Measuring liquid volume
Finding the mass of objects
If a lab calls for you to weigh 35 mL of water, which piece of lab equipment would be best to use?
test tube
Erlenmeyer flask
Beaker
Graduated cylinder
What unit of measurement does a triple beam balance use?
mL
cm
g
lb
After a lab, what do you do with leftover chemicals?
Put them back into their original containers.
Each chemical has its own protocol/directions.
Pour them down the drain.
Leave them in the containers used during the experiment.
When heating something over an open flame,
make sure to seal the glassware being used, to prevent splashing.
anything in the way should be tied back/removed.
periodically look into the container, to monitor its progress.
watch for the glass to turn red, so you know it is hot.
This part of an experiment that is the thing being deliberately changed, altered, & tested by the scientist. For instance, if you're testing fertilizer's effects on plant growth, the amount & type of fertilizer you apply is this.
deductive reasoning
dependent variable
independent variable
control group
Check all statements that are true about the dependent variable in an experiment:
the results of an experiment (growth of plants)
placed on the y-axis of a graph
placed on the x-axis of a graph
the thing being tested (different types of fertilizer used)
Check off all of the statements that apply to a hypothesis:
Must be in the form of a question
An if/then statement
Must be testable
2nd step in the scientific method
3rd step in the scientific method
There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring (35g, 2.5cm)?
pure
applied
quantitative
qualitative
Mia sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE:
mass of the ball
distance of the ramp
how far the ball rolls
height of the ramp
location & person performing the experiment
If I study for my scientific methods quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
amount of time studying
questions on the test
test score
how well the teacher taught the material
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
Ask a question
Form a theory
Do background research
Form a hypothesis
Collect data
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
forming a hypothesis
doing background research
collecting data
asking a question
Which of the following would be considered QUALITATIVE data?
description of color of a chemical
65.5g
3 x 6=18
30 mL
none of these
Landon wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass. The growth of the grass is the _________.
independent variable
dependent variable
control group
applied science
If Landon wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass, his control group would contain plants that
receive extra fertilizer
receive less fertilizer
do not receive any fertilizer
grow better than the rest
Which statement is a well-written HYPOTHESIS?
Fertilizer companies are causing cancer.
Will fertilizer make my grass grow more?
If I use fertilizer, then my grass will grow more.
All of these are well-written hypotheses.
Which of the following would be a good question that could be scientifically investigated?
Does lack of sunlight affect plant growth?
Will you have less wrinkles if you live at higher elevations?
What is the best ice cream flavor in the world?
Are humans causing global warming?
What is the measurement shown?
20.1mL
20.2mL
21mL
21L
22mL
What is the measurement shown?
190lb
190g
109g
190.5g
190.4g
What is the measurement shown?
35 degrees Celsius
10 degrees Celsius
4 degrees Celsius
4 degrees Fahrenheit
The Giants will probably lose their next game, since they have lost their last seven games.
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
independent analysis
dependent analysis
All students go to school. You are a student. Therefore you go to school.
independent variable
dependent variable
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
In the first month of school, Ian is late every Monday so he will be late next Monday too.
independent analysis
dependent analysis
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
All birds have feathers. Penguins have feathers, so penguins are birds.
independent variable
dependent variable
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
Lee got A's on her first 6 math tests so she concludes she will always earn A's on math tests.
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
independent analysis
dependent analysis
According to the Doctrine of Humors, which is NOT a "humor" created by your body?
urine
blood
phlegm
black bile
yellow bile
Check off the choices that describe the Doctrine of Signatures:
used to prescribe remedies for ailments
treated ailments based on the 4 body fluids
believed God provided signs of cures
man's fall causes ailments only be treated by man.
signature cures change with the seasons
The false belief that living things can arise from nonliving things:
evolution
spontaneous generation
assimilation
biogenesis
What scientist believed that mice grew, in 21 days, in a dusty box filled with wheat grains & sweaty shirts?
John Needham
Louis Pasteur
Francisco Redi
Jan Baptista Van Helmont
Who was the first scientist to prove that sterilizing kills microbes?
John Needham
Louis Pasteur
Francisco Redi
Jan Baptista Van Helmont
Which scientist was the first to correctly disprove spontaneous generation, after repeated experiments proving that maggots do not grow from meat?
Jan Baptista Van Helmont
Louis Pasteur
Francisco Redi
John Needham
Which of the following is TRUE about arguments?
It's an if/then statement before an experiment.
A premise occurs prior to an argument.
An argument occurs prior to a premise.
A premise is always true.
Can be observed & measured & is repeatedly confirmed; can change somewhat, but is not refuted
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
A misconception or use of invalid or faulty reasoning:
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
E=mc2
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
An explanation supported by a great deal of evidence; an interpretation of facts that can be proven or
rejected; EXPLAINS
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
Based on a variety of facts & proven hypothesis; DESCRIBES:
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
"Big Bang", Charles Darwin's finch statements, and evolution:
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
Water freezes at 32o.
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
Statements made in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie:
Fact
Theory
Law
Fallacy
After killing my plants from using the wrong fertilizer, I now know which fertilizer to apply to my plants. This is:
a fallacy.
a fact.
applied science.
pure science.
The actual research process/experiment represents:
applied science
pure science
theoretical research
qualitative analysis
Which of the following does NOT describe all life?
highly organized
comes from pre-existing life
carries a similar genetic code
carries on processes
Which of the following is NOT 1 of the 10 characteristics of all living things?
locomotion movement
similar chemical makeup
made of cells
irritability
requires energy
Which is NOT an example of how living things are highly organized?
components of the cell
the use of energy
organs that compose organ systems
autotrophs vs heterotrophs
biogenesis
What is irritability of living things?
the need for energy to sustain life
the ability to respond to stimuli
the ability to reproduce sexually & asexually
the rate of assimiltation
Which does NOT describe asexual reproduction?
Flatworms splitting in half & growing another half, making 2
The growth of a new tail on a lizard
We all began as a single cell.
No, actual reproduction is required.
Which of the following is NOT organic?
Humans
Insects
Plants
Carbon
Glass
Which of the following does NOT describe cells?
They are the basic units of life.
They are found in all matter.
They are the smallest unit of a living thing.
They are composed of protoplams surrounded by a membrane.
A plant growing towards the sunlight:
applied science
dependent variable
irritability
potential energy
Autotrophic organisms
can produce their own food.
cannot produce their own food.
are what humans are.
none of these
What is the FIRST step of the scientific method?
Perform an experiment
Ask a question
Do background research
State a hypothesis
Which scientist was the first to correctly disprove spontaneous generation, after repeated experiments proving that maggots do not grow from meat?
Jan Baptista Van Helmont
Louis Pasteur
Francisco Redi
John Needham
What is the mass of the rock?
54.5 g
350 g
50 g
354.5 g
354.6 g
True or False? Spontaneous generation, Doctrine of Signatures, & Doctrine of Humors all would be considered a more secular worldview.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False? Spontaneous generation & biogenesis both have a basis in the belief that living things can only arise from other, living things.
TRUE
FALSE
When Needham performed experiments to prove spontaneous generation, what did he do wrong?
He did not have a control group.
He left his flasks open to airborne bacteria.
He did not perform the test enough times.
He did not have a food source.
Who was the first scientist to prove sterilization kills microbes?
Redi
Needham
Helmont
Pasteur
Aristotle
All humans have skin. Snakes have skin, so snakes must be humans.
This is
inductive reasoning
deductive reasoning
faulty reasoning
a law
An observable fact or event, whose cause is often in question:
theory
law
fallacy
phenomenon
True or False? Scientific theories can change over time.
TRUE
FALSE
Laws are based off ____, while theories are based off ____.
facts; observations
observations; fact
fact; hypothesis
theories; hypothesis
