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Unit 1 Biology Review Game
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Scientific method and characteristics of life
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1
If a student is studying the effects of sleep on the probability of winning sports games, which would be best?
If a student increases amount of sleep, then they will win more games.
If a student increases amount of sleep, then they will be a great athlete.
If a student sleeps more, then they will be better at sports.
More sleep will make you a great athlete.
2
Which is an inference?
Every day for a week, you collect data on a plant's movement.
You measure a plant's height every day for a week.
After watching a plant for a week, you determine it needs more sunlight.
You give a plant the same amount of water every day.
3
Read all directions for an experiment several times.
Unsafe
Safe
4
Crickets chirp to attract other crickets. The temp. and rates of chirping are graphed. Which statement is true for data?
The crickets can not chrip at temp. lower than 10 degrees C.
The coller the temp, the louder the crickets chirp.
The warmer the temperature, the more often crickets chirp.
The temp. and chirping of crickets are not related
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Listen to the recording and identify the independent variable.
Discipline problems
Types of clothing
Types of students
Types of schools
6
Which best describes the purpose of science
to solve the ethical problems of society
to debate the meaning of life
to propose solutions to political issues
to explain the nature of things
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In the experiment and graph below, which of the following describes the dependent variable?
Temperature
Number of crickets
Chirps (per minute)
time of day the chirps are counted
8
You want to determine if a new diet medication will make rats lose weight. What is the independent variable?
Measuring weight loss
The amount of food the rats eat
The rats
The new diet medication
9
Which of the following is the metric unit for volume?
liter
gallon
cup
quart
10
If it's OK to mix chemical A and B together and they also say it's OK to mix chemical B and C, then I can mix A and C.
Safe
Not safe
11
Which of the following accurately describes the experimental group in the research described in the previous recording.
None of the above
Students on the South Campus
Students that go to both the North and South Campus
Students on the North Campus
12
Which of the following accurately describes the control group in the research described in the recording?
None of the above
Students on the North Campus
Student on the South Campus
Students that go to both the North and South Campus
13
When enough experimental data supports a hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a(an)
fact
inference
theory
conclusion
14
In science, a hypothesis is useful only if
the explanation is already known.
it can be proven incorrect.
it is proven correct.
it can be tested.
15
Choose the graph that best fits with this: "house prices rose in Jan. and Feb., fell slightly in Mar. and are now steady
D
B
C
A
16
Name the item depicted below.
Graduated Cylinder
Erlenmeyer Flask
Beaker
Test Tube
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Biology is the study of
animals and plants only
the land, water, and air on Earth
the living world
the environment
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The one variable changed by the experimenter between the control group and the experimental group is called the
Confounding variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Controlled Variable
19
A student thinks certain species of bacteria grow better in light than dark. He has 10 culture plates on which to grow.
Grow 5 plates in dark and 5 plates in the light
Grow 10 plates in the light
Grow 10 plates in the dark
Grow 10 plates in the light and add extra water
20
Always tell your teacher about accidents, no matter how small.
Unsafe
Safe
21
Touch, taste, or smell a mystery substance to determine what it is.
Not Safe
safe
22
Which of the following is the metric unit for length?
yard
foot
inch
meter
23
The image below depicts a student making a measurement with a graduated cylinder. Which is the accurate measurement?
36.5 ml
39.5 ml
30.5 ml
32.5 ml
24
Which of the following is the metric unit for mass
ounce
gram
ton
pound
25
When a researcher uses one or more of the senses in order to gather information, the researcher is making a(an)
observation
hypothesis
theory
inference
26
Information gathered from measuring a plant that is 3 cm tall is a(an)
hypothesis
qualitative observation
quantitative observation
inference
27
Listen to the recording and identify the dependent variable.
Discipline problems
Types of clothing
Types of schools
Types of students
28
The image below shows a metric ruler next to an "object", which measurement is a correct measurement of the "object"?
11.65 cm
12.51 cm
11.51 cm
12.65 cm
29
Which is considered a non-scientific question?
Who was the greatest scientist?
How do chimpanzees communicate?
Are humans able to read minds?
Why are ocean temperatures increasing?
30
In the experiment and graph provided below, which of the following most accurately describes the independent variable?
Time of day the chirps are counted
Number of crickets
Temperature
Chirps (per minute)
31
This is kept the same throughout all groups within an experiment.
Independent variable
Confounding variables
Dependent variable
Controlled variable
32
Which statement best describes what is shown in the graph?
There's been no significant change in number of learners in last 5 years.
There has been a small increase in the number of learners in last 5 years.
Number of learners has increased by about 50 students over last 5 years.
Then number of learners has dropped by about 30 students over last 5 years.
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A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test
a mass of information
a single variable
several variables
a conclusion
