Intro to Biology and the Scientific Method - General

Question 1

For the following bar graph, what information can we NOT extract?

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About 70 students <26 years old took classes for interest

Question 2

Why do we need a control group in some experiments?

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To create a baseline to compare the experimental groups to

Question 3

Which of these is not considered one of the 8 characteristics of life?

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gas exchange

Question 4

A hypothesis is an educated guess that must be...

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testable

Question 5

Which of these is NOT part of the hierarchy of life?

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groups

Question 6

Which of these is the first step of the scientific method?

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Make observations

Question 7

A law seeks to answer which of the following types of questions?

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What?

Question 8

When a lizard gets too hot, it moves to a cooler/shadier area. This is an example of...

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responding to the environment

Question 9

Scientific theories...

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all of these are correct

Question 10

A type of data that cannot be measured numerically would be considered...

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qualitative

Question 11

The sum of the chemical reactions in our body is called our...

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metabolism

Question 12

The process of maintaining a stable internal environment is called...

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homeostasis

Question 13

Deserts, rainforests, and tundras are all examples of...

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biomes

Question 14

What is the most basic unit of matter?

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atoms

Question 15

What is another word for your dependent variable?

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data

Question 16

What can science be considered?

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A body of knowledge acquired through experimentation, A way of gathering and analyzing data

Question 17

What must we add to a community to become an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

Question 18

A theory seeks to answer which of the following types of questions?

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Why?

Question 19

What level of the hierarchy falls in between cells and organs?

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tissues

Question 20

What is a group of similar cells called?

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tissue

Question 21

What can we conclude from the following graph?

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On the 11th day, pop parade got ~150 visits

Question 22

Which of the following characteristics of life could we live without as an organism?

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reproduction

Question 23

The level that includes both the biotic and abiotic factors would be the...

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ecosystem

Question 24

What level of the hierarchy falls in between organisms and communities?

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populations

Question 25

Which of the following types of data can be considered "qualitative"?

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The general shape of a balloon

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?

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test to prove hypotheses correct

Question 27

The manipulated variable is the same as the...

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independent variable

Question 28

What should you do when your hypothesis is refuted?

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Develop a new experiment, Develop a new hypothesis

Question 29

What is considered the basic unit of life?

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cell

Intro to Biology and the Scientific Method - General

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Intro to Biology and the Scientific Method - General

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