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WorksheetsUnit 1 Biology test review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 21mins
If you are taking measurements of the height of seedlings in an expiriment, you are collecting..
qualitative data
quantitative data
descriptive data
theoretical data
You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of...
the scientific method
inductive reasoning
a controlled experiment
deductie reasoning
You are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. When you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. What type of information is this?
qualitative
quantitative
descriptive
theoretical
The information gathered from experiments is called...
the data
the hypothesis
the research
the conclusion
Which of the following is NOT part of the peer-review process?
Peers checking for possibly inaccurate conclusions.
Sharing conclusions with peers.
Peers Checking the experimentla procedures for flaws
Peers analyzing the possibe ethica impacts of the conclusions.
The new house your parents are building is on a lot that contains a rare species of lizard. The individuals concerned about protecting this lizard would likely have what type of ethical worldview?
anthropocentric
biocentric
ecocentric
You just came back from the grocery store and realized you don't have the eggs you put in your cart. Which of the following is an inference?
You saw the eggs in your cart at the store.
You left the eggs at the store cash register.
You paid for the eggs with a credit card.
The eggs are not in the bag.
Which of the following is NOT a ab safety rule?
Wash your hands with soap and water after doing a lab.
Wear safety goggles when using cheicals, heat, or glassware.
If a chemical splashes on you, wash it off immediately for 15 seconds.
Pull the electrical plug from the outlet rather than grabbing the cord.
What is the first thing you should do if an accident occurs during a science experiment?
report it to the teacher
clean the lab station
locate the nearest exit
put on safety goggles
The tool used to measure the mass of an object is a
balance
beaker
graduated cylinder
metric ruler
In measuring a liquid using a graduated cylinder, read the millimeter marking at
the bottom of the meniscus
the upper edge of the maniscus
neither
both
The water in a graduated cylinder rises from 3.0 mL to 5.0mL after a rock is dropped into it. What is the volume of the rock?
2.0 mL
3.0 mL
5.0 mL
8.0 mL
A student fills two petri dishes with gel. He spreads bacteria on both dishes and then places a disc full of anticeptic soap on Dish B. After a few days, the surface of Petri Dish A is coered with bacteria while the surface of Petri Dish B is covered with bacteria except for a small circle around the antiseptic disc. The most probable explanation for the circle around the disc is that...
the antiseptic disc aborbed the bacteria from the dish
the antiseptic soap reacted with the gel and broke it down
the antiseptic soap prevented bacteria from growing around the disc.
Which axis in a graph do you place the independent variable?
x axis
y axis
either
The scientist that first disproved spontaneous generation was...
Louis Pasteur
Francesco Redi
Charles Darwin
Alexander Fleming
The theory that all living things arise from other living things is called...
biogenesis
the scientific method
spontaneous generation
botany
In the scientific experiment using meat and flies, why was one of the jars covered with gauze?
to prevent other insects from entering the jar
to allow air but not flies to enter the jar
to disprove that flies came from the air
for decoration only
You get cold from being outside in winter, and your body starts shivering to warm you. Which characteristic of life are you displaying?
Living things hae a universal genetic code.
Living things maintain an internal balance.
Living things change oer time.
Living things require energy.
Name 2 pieces of safety equipment in your room, describe their location, and explain their function.
Rhonda is going camping and can only pack 15 kg of equipment. She brought 16793 g of equipment. How many kg over the limit is she? (1 kg = 1000 g)
You notice that the strawberries in your garden all have tiny bite marks in them. You hypothesize that rabbits are the culprits, so you put a wire fence around half of the strawberry patch. List the independent variable, the dependent variable, and 3 possible controlled variables in this experiment.
The results of an experiment do not support the hypothesis that the experiment was designed to test. Was the experiment a waste of time? Explain why or why not?
