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Science Test 1
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What is the stable internal condition that a living thing must maintain to survive?
Energy conservation
Photosynthesis
Homeostasis
Metabolism
2
What is the study of living things?
Zoology
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
3
What term refers to the area between the highest and lowest points that the tide reaches?
Aquatic
Marine
Intertidal
Tide pool
4
What are the conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups?
Independent variables
Controlled variables
Dependent variables
Nominal variables
5
What are conditions in an experiment that are the same for all groups?
Controlled variables
Variations
Well duh, they are the same
Experimental
6
The first thing that should be done when doing an investigation using the scientific method?
State the conclusion
State the problem
Record and analyze test results
Develop an idea to test
7
What are the three main steps in the scientific method? Choose all that apply
Experimenting
Observing
Reporting
Hypothesizing
8
Who developed the modern definition of the word species?
Carolus Linnaeus
Kevin Bacon
Sir Francis Bacon
John Ray
9
A picture can provide a partial representation of something so it is called a scientific _____?
Model
Image
Inference
Observation
10
What kind of reasoning goes from specific evidence to a more general conclusion?
Hypothesizing
Inductive
Inference
Deductive
11
What is the order of Linnaeus's classification system?
Kingdom, phylum, order, family, class, genus, species
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, family, species
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
Kingdom, phylum, family, order, class, genus
12
What is a scientific idea that has survived many experiments without being proven false?
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
Inference
13
Which of the following would be considered flora?
River
Cricket
Tree
Lion
14
What is a living thing's home within its environment called?
Man cave
Home
Niche
Habitat
15
After some research, what would be the next step to take when doing an investigation?
Perform an experiment
State a conclusion
Record and analyze a data
Suggest an idea to test
16
What term describes a living thing in an inactive state, like hibernation, to conserve energy?
Metabolism
Dormant
Sleeping
Ms V on Saturday
17
What type of group is used as the standard for comparison?
Empirical
Analytical
Control
Experimental
18
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of science?
Using creation for man's benefit
Observing nature carefully
Discovering laws of creation
Explaining human society
19
What is the term for animals that are active during the day?
Dormant
Nocturnal
Diurnal
Arboreal
20
Who was the Englishman who introduced the scientific method?
Sir Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Isaac Newton
Sherlock Holmes
21
What is the science of classification?
Ecology
Biology
Taxonomy
Orders
22
What is the process by which life continues through a generation of new living things?
Homeostasis
Reproduction
Metabolism
Pickle birds
23
What is the scientific term for a sensible explanation to a problem?
Law
Theory
Hypothesis
Guess
24
In an experiment, a group on which a test is performed is what group?
Theoretical
Experimental
Control
Hypothetical
25
What is the scientific term for facts about nature?
Data
Theory
Variables
Laws
26
What are three types of symmetry that exist in living things? Choose all that apply
Be able to list, define, and give examples
Bilateral, ex. Human, most animals, bananas, orchids, leaves
Radial, ex. Flowers, fruits, starfish, pies
Asymmetrical, ex. trees, white blood cells, amoebas
27
In what process do cells combine substances from food with oxygen to make energy?
Cellular respiration
Energy conservation
Ingestion
Photosynthesis
28
What term refers to seas and oceans?
Intertidal
Arboreal
Marine
Aquatic
29
What is the term for a living thing that is active at night?
Nocturnal
Ms V
Diurnal
Hibernation
30
What is the term for facts about nature?
Genus
Laws
Data
Theory
31
What is the place where an organism lives?
Forest
Habitat
Niche
Grassland
32
Which word best fits "a large cell that eats harmful particles in the body"?
Exocyte
Microcyte
Macrophage
Hypophagia
33
If Kambelle is testing 3 different temps for hatching eggs, temperature is the ___ variable?
Hypothetical
Independent
Control
Dependent
34
What is the sum of all the chemical processes of life?
Biology
Chemistry
Dormancy
Metabolism
35
Which of the following is NOT an example of a freshwater environment?
Pond
Ocean
River
Lake
36
Which of the following definitions best matches the word hypothermia?
Measurement of low temperatures
Condition of low temperatures
Heat below the surface
Heat lowering cell
37
What are the hot springs on the ocean floor called?
Hydrothermal vents
Magma
Bath water
Underwater volcanoes
38
What does the term fauna describe?
Bacteria
Plants
Animals
People
39
Which is not a safety rule for science labs?
Keep work area clear
If something breaks, notify the teacher immediately
Taste chemicals only when directed to do so by the teacher
Always handle glassware carefully
40
In winter, some animals are inactive and hibernate. Hibernation is an example of what?
Dormancy
Hypertrophy
Dendrology
Atrophy
41
What is the scientific term for living things?
Stuff
Cells
Biology
Organisms
42
What kind of an environment would a robin live in?
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Meadow
Arboreal
43
What is the smallest unit of a living thing that can be said to be alive?
Cell
Ameba
Cilia
Atom
44
While doing an experiment in lab, you accidentally drop a beaker, it breaks. What do you do?
Scream and run
Notify the teacher
Clean it up yourself
Nothing
45
What term refers to a distinct type of living thing?
Phylum
Family
Species
Kind
46
What is the primary basis for classifying living things?
Body structure
Habitat
Color
Size
47
What term includes meadow, desert, and mountain environments?
Terrestrial
Aquatic
Arboreal
Marine
48
What is the study of body structure?
Ecology
Anatomy
Zoology
Physiology
49
A scientist who studies the habitat of an ant works in which branch that studies living things?
Botany
Zoology
Mircobiology
Ecology
50
What are the substances in food that provide living things with energy?
Protein
Nutrients
Fats
Carbs
51
What is a plant or animal that consists of many cells with different purposes?
Unicellular
Bird
Multicellular
Fungi
52
What type of symmetry do humans and most animals have?
Bilateral symmetry
Angular symmetry
Radial symmetry
Asymmetry
53
The original kingdoms of biological classification were Plantae and what?
Fungi
Protista
Eubacteria
Animalia
54
How many independent variables will a good scientific experiment include?
Three
Four
Two
One
55
What kind of reasoning uses general evidence to come to a more specific conclusion?
Inductive
Deductive
Subductive
Subjective
56
What is the sum of all chemical processes in life?
Metabolism
Biology
Hormones
Homeostasis
57
Which statement best explains why animal tracks can be useful in your study of living things?
Best known type of marking that animals leave
Provide a way to observe animals that are difficult to find
Patterns can indicate behavior
Claw marks can be used to identify animals
58
Ms. Alicia studies sea snails. What branch of biology is that?
Microbiology
Zoology
Anatomy
Botany
59
What is the first part of an organism's scientific name?
Kingdom
Species
Genus
Family
60
What level of classification is directly below class?
Order
Genus
Kingdom
Phylum
61
Who is considered the Father of Taxonomy?
Linnaeus
Newton
Freud
Einstein
62
Which kingdom includes the bald eagle?
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
Fungi
63
If Cercis canadensis is the scientific name for an Eastern Redbud, canadensis is the ___ name?
Species
Family
Class
Genus
64
What is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence?
Guess
Inference
Theory
Hypothesis
65
What is a general term for a water environment?
Arboreal
Terrestrial
Intertidal zone
Aquatic
66
What is the term for the study of reasoning?
Logic
Science
Thought
Causality
67
What kind of organism consists of a single cell that performs all of the organism's functions?
unicellular
Bilateral symmetry
Mircobiology
Multicellular
68
What is a way of explaining an object or event in science by using a set of facts?
Law
Hypothesis
Theory
Order
69
Which word best fits "the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of the heart"?
Epicardia
Cardiometry
Cardiology
Cardiocytology
70
The scientific method was introduced by who?
Sir Isaac Newton
Carolus Linnaeus
John Ray
Sir Francis Bacon