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Characteristics of Living Things/Scientific Method
Characteristics of Living Things/Scientific Method
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A review for the Unit 1 test
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Which of the following is something that all living things need?
response
hypothesis
stable internal conditions
quantitative
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He placed meat in jars (one covered, one uncovered) to disprove spontaneous generation.
Stephen Hawking
Francisco Redi
Louis Pasteur
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A quantitative observation...
uses adjectives
contains measurements or numbers
maintains stable internal conditions
is based upon prior knowledge
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
Needs air
Is made up of one or more cells
Grows and develops
Reproduces
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A stimulus is...
the variable the scientist changes
a change in an organism's surroundings
an action or change in behavior
an interpretation of an observation
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In a controlled experiment...
we record data before writing our hypothesis.
there are at least two independent variables.
all of the variables except for one remain the same.
we witness spontaneous generation.
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A cell is...
a stimulus
a virus
a box-shaped organ
the basic unit of structure and function of living things
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A possible answer to a scientific question
observation
data
spontaneous generation
hypothesis
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Which is an inference?
Her shirt is yellow with green sleeves.
There are five students at the table.
The desk is 86.5 cm tall.
The students prefer pizza.
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Which of the following is an observation?
The baby's parents are mean.
The baby doesn't like wearing the melon rinds.
The baby has two eyes.
The melon rind might mask the scent of a dirty diaper.
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The dependent (responding) variable is...
what you forget
what stays the same
what you change
what you measure
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Which of the following is an inference?
The man spends a lot of time grooming his facial hair.
The man has two eyes.
The man has facial hair.
The man is wearing a blue shirt.
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Another name for a living thing is a(n)...
inquiry
inference
organism
stimulus
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An action or change in behavior due to a stimulus is...
a hypothesis
an inference
a qualitative observation
a response
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An independent (manipulated) variable is
based on the five senses.
what you measure.
the factor that a scientist changes to test a hypothesis.
the factors that are kept the same in an experiment.
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Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
The dog hates taking a bath.
The leaf is green with jagged edges.
There are seven students in the courtyard.
His favorite color must be blue.
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To reproduce means...
fight or flight
to create offspring
to adapt to the environment
to maintain stable internal conditions
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The mistaken belief that living things can come from nonliving things
homeostasis
independent variable
replicates
spontaneous generation
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Development means...
to get bigger
to breath faster
to learn more
to change into a more complex organism
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Which of the following is a characteristic that all living things share?
Can swim
Breathes air
Feels pain
Grows and develops
