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Chapter 1 & 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold. This is a/an __________.

a)

conclusion

b)

analysis

c)

hypothesis

d)

experiment

2.

When enough experimental data support a hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a/an ____.

a)

prediction

b)

inference

c)

conclusion

d)

theory

3.

Which is NOT a unit of measurement in the metric system?

a)

gram

b)

inch

c)

meter

d)

liter

4.

Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week time period results in ____.

a)

data

b)

variables

c)

inferences

d)

hypotheses

5.

In science, a hypothesis is useful only if ____.

a)

it can be tested

b)

it is proven correct

c)

it can be proven incorrect

d)

the explanation is already known

6.

Biology is the study of ___________.

a)

the land, water, and air on Earth.

b)

the environment.

c)

animals and plants only.

d)

living things

7.

The part of the experiment that may cause a change is the

a)

dependent variable

b)

hypothesis

c)

independent variable

d)

theory

8.

A cow is given growth hormone to see if it will cause weight gain. The dependent variable is

a)

growth hormone

b)

the cow

c)

the milk

d)

the weight

9.

The study of animals is called

(a)  

10.

This type of data describes the qualities or characteristics of something (color, smell, texture etc.)

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

11.

Scientists use the metric system, therefore volume is measured in

a)

grams

b)

liters

c)

meters

d)

ounces

12.

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?

a)

amount of iron in your blood

b)
spinach you eat