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Scientific Method and Characteristics of Living Things
Scientific Method and Characteristics of Living Things
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A #biology Quiz to review the #scientific method and the characteristics of living things.
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1
Does the photo depict something that is living, non-living, or dead?
Non-Living
Dead
Living
2
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
Comparing the color of leaves of different trees.
Describing the shape of a bird's beak.
Recording of a whale song.
Counting the number of bees that visit different flowers.
3
True or False: Evolution is the process by which an organism changes during its lifetime.
True
False
4
Which of the following is not an example of homeostasis?
Increase in body temperature during a fever.
Release of insulin to lower blood sugar after a meal.
Sweating to cool down on a hot day.
Shivering in cold weather to warm up.
5
A microscope with a 10x ocular and a 40x objective lens would have a total magnification of:
10x
40x
4x
400x
6
Does the photo depict something that is living, non-living, or dead?
Non-Living
Dead
Living
7
Which of the following states has Mr. Larson not lived in:
Ohio
Vermont
Virginia
Connecticut
8
_______ is a process used to answer questions about the natural world.
Science
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
9
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Plant growth
Amount of sunlight
Watering or not watering plants
10
Which of the following is sometimes described as an educated guess?
Theory
Law
Hypotenuse
Hypothesis
11
What is a constant in this experiment?
Amount of sunlight
Plant growth
Watering or not watering plants
12
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
Recording length of male and female pythons.
Counting the # of eggs laid by different breeds of chicken.
Weight of your body before and after a workout.
Describing the color of a parrot.
13
Which of the following steps of the scientific method comes last?
Analyze data.
Make an observation.
Perform an Experiment
Form a hypothesis.
14
Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?
Composed of one or more cells
All of these a characteristics of living things
Requires energy
Reproduces
15
Which of the following is the term used to describe an increase in size of an organism?
Growth
Reproduction
Development
Cells
16
You should carry a microscope by:
One hand holding the arm & the other supporting the base
Holding the ocular lens tightly in your hand
Hugging it tightly to your chest as if it were a baby
Balancing it on your head
17
Does the photo depict something that is living, non-living, or dead?
Living
Non-Living
Dead
18
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
Amount of sunlight
Watering or not watering plants
Plant growth
19
On a microscope, resolution is adjusted by:
Turning on the light on the base
Using the coarse and fine focus knobs
Moving the stage clips
Changing the objective lens
