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BIO Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of an Erlenmeyer flask?

a)

Mixing of chemicals

b)

Storage of chemicals

c)

Measuring liquid volume

d)

Finding the mass of objects

2.

If a lab calls for you to weigh 35 mL of water, which piece of lab equipment would be best to use?

a)

test tube

b)

Erlenmeyer flask

c)

Beaker

d)

Graduated cylinder

3.

What unit of measurement does a triple beam balance use?

a)

mL

b)

cm

c)

g

d)

lb

4.

After a lab, what do you do with leftover chemicals?

a)

Put them back into their original containers.

b)

Each chemical has its own protocol/directions.

c)

Pour them down the drain.

d)

Leave them in the containers used during the experiment.

5.

When heating something over an open flame,

a)

make sure to seal the glassware being used, to prevent splashing.

b)

anything in the way should be tied back/removed.

c)

periodically look into the container, to monitor its progress.

d)

watch for the glass to turn red, so you know it is hot.

6.

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.

a)

deductive reasoning

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

d)

control group

7.

Check all statements that are true about the dependent variable in an experiment:

a)

the results of an experiment (growth of plants)

b)

placed on the y-axis of a graph

c)

placed on the x-axis of a graph

d)

the thing being tested (different types of fertilizer used)

8.

Check off all of the statements that apply to a hypothesis:

a)

Must be in the form of a question

b)

An if/then statement

c)

Must be testable

d)

2nd step in the scientific method

e)

3rd step in the scientific method

9.

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring (35g, 2.5cm)?

a)

pure

b)

applied

c)

quantitative

d)

qualitative

10.

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:

a)

mass of the ball

b)

distance of the ramp

c)

how far the ball rolls

d)

height of the ramp

e)

location & person performing the experiment

11.

If I study for my scientific methods quiz, then I will have a better test score. What is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE?

a)

amount of time studying

b)

questions on the test

c)

test score

d)

how well the teacher taught the material

12.

Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

a)

Ask a question

b)

Form a theory

c)

Do background research

d)

Form a hypothesis

e)

Collect data

13.

What step does every scientific experiment begin with?

a)

forming a hypothesis

b)

doing background research

c)

collecting data

d)

asking a question

14.

Which of the following would be considered QUALITATIVE data?

a)

description of color of a chemical

b)

65.5g

c)

3 x 6=18

d)

30 mL

e)

none of these

15.

Landon wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass. The growth of the grass is the _________.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

control group

d)

applied science

16.

If Landon wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass, his control group would contain plants that

a)

receive extra fertilizer

b)

receive less fertilizer

c)

do not receive any fertilizer

d)

grow better than the rest

17.

Which statement is a well-written HYPOTHESIS?

a)

Fertilizer companies are causing cancer.

b)

Will fertilizer make my grass grow more?

c)

If I use fertilizer, then my grass will grow more.

d)

All of these are well-written hypotheses.

18.

Which of the following would be a good question that could be scientifically investigated?

a)

Does lack of sunlight affect plant growth?

b)

Will you have less wrinkles if you live at higher elevations?

c)

What is the best ice cream flavor in the world?

d)

Are humans causing global warming?

19.

What is the measurement shown?

a)

20.1mL

b)

20.2mL

c)

21mL

d)

21L

e)

22mL

20.

What is the measurement shown?

a)

190lb

b)

190g

c)

109g

d)

190.5g

e)

190.4g

21.

What is the measurement shown?

a)

35 degrees Celsius

b)

10 degrees Celsius

c)

4 degrees Celsius

d)

4 degrees Fahrenheit

22.

The Giants will probably lose their next game, since they have lost their last seven games.

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

independent analysis

d)

dependent analysis

23.

All students go to school. You are a student. Therefore you go to school.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

inductive reasoning

d)

deductive reasoning

24.

In the first month of school, Ian is late every Monday so he will be late next Monday too.

a)

independent analysis

b)

dependent analysis

c)

inductive reasoning

d)

deductive reasoning

25.

All birds have feathers. Penguins have feathers, so penguins are birds.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

inductive reasoning

d)

deductive reasoning

26.

Lee got A's on her first 6 math tests so she concludes she will always earn A's on math tests.

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

independent analysis

d)

dependent analysis

27.

According to the Doctrine of Humors, which is NOT a "humor" created by your body?

a)

urine

b)

blood

c)

phlegm

d)

black bile

e)

yellow bile

28.

Check off the choices that describe the Doctrine of Signatures:

a)

used to prescribe remedies for ailments

b)

treated ailments based on the 4 body fluids

c)

believed God provided signs of cures

d)

man's fall causes ailments only be treated by man.

e)

signature cures change with the seasons

29.

The false belief that living things can arise from nonliving things:

a)

evolution

b)

spontaneous generation

c)

assimilation

d)

biogenesis

30.

What scientist believed that mice grew, in 21 days, in a dusty box filled with wheat grains & sweaty shirts?

a)

John Needham

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

Jan Baptista Van Helmont

31.

Who was the first scientist to prove that sterilizing kills microbes?

a)

John Needham

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

Jan Baptista Van Helmont

32.

Which scientist was the first to correctly disprove spontaneous generation, after repeated experiments proving that maggots do not grow from meat?

a)

Jan Baptista Van Helmont

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

John Needham

33.

Which of the following is TRUE about arguments?

a)

It's an if/then statement before an experiment.

b)

A premise occurs prior to an argument.

c)

An argument occurs prior to a premise.

d)

A premise is always true.

34.

Can be observed & measured & is repeatedly confirmed; can change somewhat, but is not refuted

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

35.

A misconception or use of invalid or faulty reasoning:

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

36.

E=mc2

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

37.

An explanation supported by a great deal of evidence; an interpretation of facts that can be proven or

rejected; EXPLAINS

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

38.

Based on a variety of facts & proven hypothesis; DESCRIBES:

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

39.

"Big Bang", Charles Darwin's finch statements, and evolution:

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

40.

Water freezes at 32o.

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

41.

Statements made in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie:

a)

Fact

b)

Theory

c)

Law

d)

Fallacy

42.

After killing my plants from using the wrong fertilizer, I now know which fertilizer to apply to my plants. This is:

a)

a fallacy.

b)

a fact.

c)

applied science.

d)

pure science.

43.

The actual research process/experiment represents:

a)

applied science

b)

pure science

c)

theoretical research

d)

qualitative analysis

44.

Which of the following does NOT describe all life?

a)

highly organized

b)

comes from pre-existing life

c)

carries a similar genetic code

d)

carries on processes

45.

Which of the following is NOT 1 of the 10 characteristics of all living things?

a)

locomotion movement

b)

similar chemical makeup

c)

made of cells

d)

irritability

e)

requires energy

46.

Which is NOT an example of how living things are highly organized?

a)

components of the cell

b)

the use of energy

c)

organs that compose organ systems

d)

autotrophs vs heterotrophs

e)

biogenesis

47.

What is irritability of living things?

a)

the need for energy to sustain life

b)

the ability to respond to stimuli

c)

the ability to reproduce sexually & asexually

d)

the rate of assimiltation

48.

Which does NOT describe asexual reproduction?

a)

Flatworms splitting in half & growing another half, making 2

b)

The growth of a new tail on a lizard

c)

We all began as a single cell.

d)

No, actual reproduction is required.

49.

Which of the following is NOT organic?

a)

Humans

b)

Insects

c)

Plants

d)

Carbon

e)

Glass

50.

Which of the following does NOT describe cells?

a)

They are the basic units of life.

b)

They are found in all matter.

c)

They are the smallest unit of a living thing.

d)

They are composed of protoplams surrounded by a membrane.

51.

A plant growing towards the sunlight:

a)

applied science

b)

dependent variable

c)

irritability

d)

potential energy

52.

Autotrophic organisms

a)

can produce their own food.

b)

cannot produce their own food.

c)

are what humans are.

d)

none of these

53.

What is the FIRST step of the scientific method?

a)

Perform an experiment

b)

Ask a question

c)

Do background research

d)

State a hypothesis

54.

Which scientist was the first to correctly disprove spontaneous generation, after repeated experiments proving that maggots do not grow from meat?

a)

Jan Baptista Van Helmont

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

John Needham

55.

What is the mass of the rock?

a)

54.5 g

b)

350 g

c)

50 g

d)

354.5 g

e)

354.6 g

56.

True or False? Spontaneous generation, Doctrine of Signatures, & Doctrine of Humors all would be considered a more secular worldview.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

57.

True or False? Spontaneous generation & biogenesis both have a basis in the belief that living things can only arise from other, living things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

When Needham performed experiments to prove spontaneous generation, what did he do wrong?

a)

He did not have a control group.

b)

He left his flasks open to airborne bacteria.

c)

He did not perform the test enough times.

d)

He did not have a food source.

59.

Who was the first scientist to prove sterilization kills microbes?

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Helmont

d)

Pasteur

e)

Aristotle

60.

All humans have skin. Snakes have skin, so snakes must be humans.

This is

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

deductive reasoning

c)

faulty reasoning

d)

a law

61.

An observable fact or event, whose cause is often in question:

a)

theory

b)

law

c)

fallacy

d)

phenomenon

62.

True or False? Scientific theories can change over time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

63.

Laws are based off ____, while theories are based off ____.

a)

facts; observations

b)

observations; fact

c)

fact; hypothesis

d)

theories; hypothesis