Scientific Method and Cell Structure

Question 1

The dependent variable in this experiment is

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Oxygen solubility

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?

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ability to move

Question 3

Which term describes the written records of observations?

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data

Question 4

There are 8 characteristics of living things. How many must an organism have to be "living"?

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8

Question 5

What type of cell is this

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animal

Question 6

How are prokaryotes and eukaryotes similar?

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both contain ribosomes

Question 7

Your body sweating when it is hot is an example of

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homeostasis

Question 8

Eukaryotes usually contain

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all of the above

Question 9

In humans, glucose is kept in balance by insulin. Which does this best illustrate?

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homeostasis

Question 10

the basic unit of all living things

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cell

Question 11

A plant was exposed to a light that was placed different distances away and growth was measured

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Growth is the dependent variable

Question 12

Structure #4 is the

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chloroplast

Question 13

Prokaryotes lack

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a nucleus

Question 14

The protein factory of the cell

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ribosome

Question 15

What four parts do ALL cells have?

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DNA, cytoplasm, ribosomes, cell membrane

Question 16

A student tested seeds in acid/base to see the effect on growth. The independent variable was

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the pH

Question 17

What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

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Time to complete hydrolysis

Question 18

The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant is called

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homeostasis

Question 19

Which organelle converts the glucose into ATP?

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mitochondrion

Question 20

Which of the following are characteristics of all living things?

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all of the above

Question 21

The main function of the cell wall is to

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support and protect the cell

Question 22

Biology is the study of

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living things

Question 23

What type of cell is pictured below?

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plant

Question 24

Which term describes variables that stay the same between the groups in an experiment?

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constants or controlled variables

Question 25

Which of the following contains a nucleus?

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eukaryotes

Question 26

When graphing the data of an experiment, which variable goes on the y-axis?

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dependent variable

Question 27

Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls cell activities?

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nucleus

Question 28

What will happen if all the mitochondria are removed from a cell?

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it will not be able to make ATP

Question 29

The site of photosynthesis

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chloroplast

Question 30

Which organelle would yo expect to find in plant cells but NOT animal cells?

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chloroplast

Question 31

The word that means the same as "optimum"

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best

Question 32

Which is the most likely function of a group of cells with a high number of chloroplasts?

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photosynthesis

Question 33

Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

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ribosome

Question 34

The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is the

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cell membrane

Question 35

a specialized structure in a protist that pumps water out

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contractile vacuole

Question 36

Which of the following is not found in the nucleus?

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cytoplasm

Question 37

What is used for comparison or a a baseline to see if the independent variable has an effect?

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control group

Question 38

Some cells have a flagella. The purpose is to aid the cell with

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movement

Question 39

What structure in the cell would be the site of protein synthesis?

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2

Question 40

What is the independent variable in this experiment?

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Temperature

Question 41

A eukaryote is more complex than a prokaryote

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True

Question 42

A scientist treats a cell with a chemical and destroys ribosomes. What process will be stopped

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protein synthesis

Question 43

Bacteria are prokaryotes

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True

Question 44

The structure labeled 3 is the

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nucleus

Question 45

The one factor that is different between the groups in an experiment is the

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independent variable

Question 46

which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

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regulates which materials enter and leave the cell

Question 47

The POWERHOUSE of the cell

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mitochondria

Question 48

When a cell becomes specialized for a particular function

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cell differentiation

Question 49

Which term describes a possible explanation for a set of observations?

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hypothesis

Question 50

The independent variable in the goldfish lab was temperature

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temperature

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