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Unit #1 Test Review (Science Basics & Into to Bio)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately _________.

a)

Run for the fire extinguisher.

b)

Notify your instructor.

c)

Throw water on the fire.

d)

Open the windows.

2.

What is the VVHS mascot?

a)

Hawk

b)

Snake

c)

Cougar

d)

Hornet

3.

If a lab experiment is not completed you should _______.

a)

Discuss the issue with your teacher.

b)

Sneak in after school and work alone.

c)

Come in durin glunch and finish.

d)

Make up some results.

4.

Conduct yourself in a ______________ manner at all times.

a)

childish

b)

responsible

c)

horrible

d)

lethargic

5.

Follow all __________ and _________ instructions carefully.

a)

written/verbal

b)

online/written

c)

verbal/online

d)

singing/dancing

6.

Do not remove __________ from the science classroom without the teacher's permission.

a)

posters

b)

candy

c)

pencils

d)

supplies

7.
The type of variable that you change or manipulate in an experiment.  It is what you are testing.
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
8.
The type of variable that responds to the experiment and is what you measure to determine if your hypothesis is true.
a)
Independent
b)
Dependent
c)
Control
9.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)
independent
c)
Dependent
10.
How many variables should you change in an experiment?
a)
none
b)

only 1

c)
2 or more
d)
depends on the type of experiment
11.
Dory set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?
a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
height of the ramp
c)
mass of the ball
d)
ball type
12.

Dory set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the independent variable?

a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
height of the ramp
c)
mass of the ball
d)
ball type
13.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
14.

Thomas tests different types of liquids to see which will grow his plants the most. He has water, soda, milk, and no liquid at all. What is the control group?

a)

the one with water

b)

the one with soda

c)

the one with milk

d)

the one with no liquid

15.

Which of these is an inference?

a)

the grass is green

b)

they are running to get away from predators

c)

the animals are running

d)

the animals can jump

16.

Which one of these is an observation?

a)

the crocodile is jumping out of the water

b)

the crocodile is in the jungle

c)

the crocodile is trying to get food

d)

there are other crocodiles around

17.

A gray elephant stampeding across the Savannah is an example of a observation.

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

c)

Neither quantitative nor qualitative

18.

Steve used a ruler to measure the length of a cube. He found the cube to be 3 cm. This is an example of a observation.

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

c)

Neither qualitative nor quantitative

19.

What kind of observation is in the picture?

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

c)

Neither quantitative nor qualitative

20.

What kind of observation is this: 30 mL of water

a)

Quantitative

b)

Qualitative

c)

Neither quantitative nor qualitative

21.

Information gathered using your 5 senses is called an

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

22.
Mini conclusion used to explain what you see, hear, or experience.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
23.

Stimulus is

a)

organisms that are made up of more than one cell

b)

a membrane-covered structure that contains all of the materials necessary for life.

c)

Changes in an organism's environment that can trigger a response.

d)

the maintenance of a stable internal environment.

24.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
25.
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
26.
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.
a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things use energy
27.
Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".
a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
28.
YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.
a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things respond to their environment
29.

Which one is not a characteristic of living things?

a)

grow and develop

b)

reproduce

c)

ability to move

d)

made of cells

30.

The sunflower bends towards the sunlight.

a)

grow and develop

b)

made of cells

c)

have DNA

d)

respond to stimuli

31.

A bacterium divides into two bacteria which are identical to, but smaller than, the original bacterium.  This is an example of which characteristic of life?

a)

grow and develop

b)

have DNA

c)

made of cells

d)

reproduction

32.

What is an organ?

a)

Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

b)

Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

c)

Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

d)

The smallest unit of life

33.

What is a tissue?

a)

Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

b)

Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

c)

Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

d)

The smallest unit of life

34.

What is an organ system?

a)

Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

b)

Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

c)

Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

d)

The smallest unit of life

35.

What is a cell?

a)

Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out a specific task

b)

Groups of different tissues working together to perform a particular job

c)

Groups of different organs working together to complete a series of tasks

d)

The smallest unit of life

36.

What is the order of levels of organization of the body from SMALLEST to Largest

a)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

b)

organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

c)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

d)

cell, tissue, organ, organ systems, organism

37.

The skin is an example of what level of biological organization?

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

tissue

d)

organism

38.

Homeostasis

a)

allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment

b)

is impossible in vertebrates

c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

39.

If pressure increases on a mothers cervix during childbirth then oxytocin increases, this is an example of ____ feedback?

a)

Thermoregulation

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

positive

d)

negative

40.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
41.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
42.

A control mechanism in which a change in a variable triggers a response that opposes or reverses the initial change.

a)

Negative feedback loop

b)

Positive Feedback loop

43.

A control mechanism in which a change in a variable triggers a response that amplifies the initial change.

a)

Negative feedback loop

b)

Positive Feedback loop

44.

The process by which species of organisms changes over a long period time.

a)

Evolve

b)

Adapt

c)

Response to Stimuli

d)

Metabolism

45.

To undergo changes over time to better fit or survive in a particular environment.

a)

Adapt

b)

Evolve

c)

Stimuli

d)

Metabolism

46.

All the chemical processes that occur within an organism to maintain life.

a)

Metabolism

b)

Evolve

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Biotic

47.

Where is DNA found within the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasma

d)

It is not in cells

48.

Biology is the study of:

a)

Life

b)

Rocks

c)

The periodic table

d)

How things work

49.

Do earthworms maintain homeostasis?

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

How many hearts do earthworms have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

5

d)

10