Duplicate of WHS Bio Review CH 1 Practice Questions

Question 1

A control group helps an experiment because it gives the scientist

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A group to compare experimental results to

Question 2

Which is NOT a lab safety rule?

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Ignore a spill or mess.

Question 3

Parkview&#x27;s football team wants to know if protein shakes makes you stronger. What&#x27;s the dependent variable here?

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Player strength

Question 4

How is a control variable different than the dependent variable?

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Control variables remain constant throughout and can be used as comparison

Question 5

What do biologists do?

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all of these answers

Question 6

True or False: Only people with degrees in science can conduct experiments.

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False

Question 7

You are presented with new scientific information that conflicts with previous findings. What would a scientist do?

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research and evaluate the new information

Question 8

The study of nature and the universe is

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science

Question 9

What are two of the characteristics of life?

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Energy, Cells, Respond to environment, Change over time

Question 10

Select any characteristic all life shares.

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grows and develops, uses energy

Question 11

This symbols means to be careful because.....

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You will be working with biohazard material.

Question 12

A good hypothesis must

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All the above

Question 13

A planned procedure to test a hypothesis

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experiment

Question 14

John tests whether his rap skills are the best in school. Why would you not trust his results?

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He is probably biased

Question 15

What does MIX in DRY MIX stand for?

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manipulated, independent variable on x-axis

Question 16

Process by which organisms make more of their own kind.

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reproduction

Question 17

Maintaining constant internal conditions despite the environment.

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homeostasis

Question 18

Passing down traits to offspring

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inheritance

Question 19

Homeostasis occurs in plants

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True

Question 20

Dustin is testing the effects of miracle grow on tomato plant growth. The dependent variable is the

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growth of tomato plants

Question 21

A hypothesis is

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all of these

Question 22

The metric unit used to measure the volume of a liquid.

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liters

Question 23

What is the first thing you do if you are in the lab and you spill chemicals on your hands?

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Tell the instructor

Question 24

Be careful during this lab you will be.....

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Working with live animals.

Question 25

The purpose of a procedure is to....

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explain to others the steps you took to do the experiment.

Question 26

On the Celsius scale, at what temperature does water boil?

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100°

Question 27

Which is not a scale of measuring temperature?

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Richter

Question 28

Choose something a biologist might do.

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observe the courtship dance of sandhill cranes, study the effects of fertilizer on soy bean growth

Question 29

Homeostasis means

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maintaining stable internal conditions inside an organism's cells and body

Question 30

What best describes the purpose of science?

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understand natural phenomenon

Question 31

What is this an example of?

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response to stimuli

Question 32

The correct SI unit for taking a measurement of a specimens mass.

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gram

Question 33

Biology is the study of

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life

Question 34

What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group

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The experimental group has something done to them

Question 35

A scientist noticed that the number of salamanders in a pond in the Rocky Mountains was declining. This was a(n):

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observation

Question 36

All of the following are characteristics of life EXCEPT

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have a heartbeat

Question 37

This is the type of graph that requires a key

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A multi-line graph

Question 38

Why does most of the world use the metric system?

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It makes it easier for scientists to compare data.

Question 39

According to the characteristics of life, why is a glass of water not alive?

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it has no cells

Question 40

The dependent variable is the.....

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one being measured or checked for change

Question 41

If an experiment cannot be repeated by other people or scientists then it's

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Not reliable

Question 42

What do you need in order to begin the scientific method?

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A problem or question

Question 43

What is the independent variable?

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The variable being tested, changed or manipulated

Question 44

Convert 25.9 kg to cg

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2590000cg

Question 45

75 Liters = ? milliliters

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75000

Question 46

Why do we use the metric system as the SI units for all science?

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All of the Above

Question 47

What are the typical steps of the scientific method?

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Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze, Conclusion

Question 48

What is Science?

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process of studying and explaining natural phenomenon, Method of investigating the natural world in a systematic way

Question 49

This is when you state whether your hypothesis was correct, your errors, and what you do next.

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Conclusion

Question 50

What does DRY in DRY MIX stand for?

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Dependent, Responds to change, Y-axis

Question 51

Why is the metric system easier to use than the English system?

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The metric system is based on multiples of 10.

Question 52

Which scenario would be the most credible and accurate?

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Controlling all variables and doing 100 trials

Question 53

What is the main goal of science ?

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"explain why/how something works"

Question 54

why should you where safety googles

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they make you look super cool, protection for eyes

Question 55

Testing the effect of the amount of light on plant growth. What is the independent variable?

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Amount of Light

Question 56

All of these need to be part of any graph you create EXCEPT

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Colors

Question 57

What do you do before start a lab?

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Read and understand all the instructions

Question 58

All life on Earth

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is made of one or more cells

Duplicate of WHS Bio Review CH 1 Practice Questions

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Duplicate of WHS Bio Review CH 1 Practice Questions

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