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In the chart below, what is the independent variable?
Number of cars sold
Money earned
2
The basic unit of life, in which all living things are made of are-
organ systems
bones
cells
organs
3
Which is an independent variable?
the cause
the effect
4
Which plant is the control group?
The plant receiving 10 ml of fertilizer.
The plant without the fertilizer.
5
An atom with the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons is called a..
Ion
None of them
Iron
Isotope
6
controlled variable
A judgement based on faith
A variable that is kept constant during an investigation.
A judgement based on evidence.
Variable changed to see the effect on the dependent variable
7
What is the Independent variable also known as?
Standard
Responding
Manipulated
Contact
8
Water freezes faster than Coca Cola. What is the independent variable?
The type of liquid-Coca Cola or water
The time it takes to freeze
9
Which important characteristics do scientists use to group organisms into kingdoms?
# of cells, type of environment, mode of reproduction,
cell type, appearance, # of cells, mode of nutrition
cell type, # of cells, mode of nutrition & reproduction
cell type, cell division, mode of nutrition
10
All five kingdoms makes there own food.
False
True
11
Identify the independent variable in this experiment.
The type of plant.
The type of soil.
The height of the flower.
Amount of sunlight.
12
In any experiment, the controlled variables are:
the variables you are observing
The variable you change
The variable you measure
Variables that are kept the same
13
What are the three subatomic parts of the atom?
cells, organelles and tissues
Orbitals, Electrons, Nucleus
quarks, protons, and orbitals
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
14
The part of the atom that contains the protons and neutrons.
Electron
Energy Levels
Electron Cloud
Nucleus
15
An atom has 26 protons, 26 electrons and 30 neutrons. The atom has...
atomic number 30, mass number 26
atomic number 56, mass number 30
atomic number 52, mass number 56
atomic number 26, mass number 56
16
Mostly multicellular, eukaryotic and heterotrophic. Feed off other material/decompose it (ex. athletes foot) .
Fungi
Animalia
Archaebacteria
Protista
17
Which is the experimental and control group?
Group A - Control Group. Group B - Experimental Group
Group A - Experimental Group. Group B - Control Group
18
What are the levels of taxonomy/classification used in biology, presented in order from broadest to most specific?
Birds, Dinosaurs, Mammals, Amphibians, Insects, and Eukaryotes
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh
Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists, Bacteria, Archaea
19
When do you start the scientific method?
When you have collected data
When you get the results.
When you have a question.
When you have to do research.
20
Electrons have no mass and are not calculated in the total mass of an atom.
True
False
21
The following Kingdoms belong under Domain Eukaryota:
Eubacteria, fungi, plantae, animalia
Protista, fungi, plantae, animalia,
Archaebacteria, protista, plantae, animalia
Archaea, bacteria, protista, fungi
22
The process of gathering and measuring information on variables is called
Question
Conclusion
Data Collection
Hypothesis
23
Which variable is the independent variable?
Hours of driving
Gallons of gas
24
What are the four kingdoms of Eukaryotes?
Protists, Fungi, Animals, Aliens
Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Protists, Fungi, Bacteria, Animals
Protists, Fungi, Archaea, Bacteria
25
How many
controlled variables
should you have in a good experiment?
2
5
3
As many as possible
26
What are some of the control variables?
type of food, amount of food, time you feed fish
time you feed fish, amount of food, type of fish
time they complete maze, type of food, amount of food
all of the above
27
How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in potassium?
20,18,19
20,20,19
19,20,19
19,19,19
28
A _______ is the smallest unit of life
molecule
cell
atom
organ
29
What charge do Neutrons give?
Electrons
no charge
Postive charge
Negtive charge
30
How many total kingdoms are there currently?
three
eight
four
six
31
The more you exercise the lower your blood pressure will be. What is the dependent variable?
Blood Pressure level
Amount of exercise
32
What is the independent variable?
Car's Value
$
14,000
Mileage
33
Rank the organizational levels of life in order from smallest to largest.
population, cell, tissue, ecosystem
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
cell, ecosystem, organism , population
34
Which kingdom consists of the most ancient form of life?
animalia
eubacteria
plantae
archaebacteria
35
Which of the six kingdoms contains complex multicellular, heterotrophic organisms?
Eubacteria
Protista
Animalia
Archaebacteria
36
Which axis does the dependent variable get placed on?
Y axis
X axis
37
Which of the following are NOT one of the criteria for life?
All living things grow.
All living things require energy to power activities.
All living things respond to their environment.
All living things sleep
38
What is an Atom?
Smallest Unit of Volume
Smallest Unit of Life
Smallest Unit of Matter
Smallest Unit of Density
39
In the levels of organization, what comes before an organ?
atom
cell
body system
tissues
40
Electrons have a _______ charge
Neutral
Negative
Positive
41
The two kingdoms of life that are Unicellular (single-celled).
Archaebacteria and Fungi
Eubacteria & Archaebacteria
Fungi & Plantae
Animalia & Plantae
42
Why do scientist use the Scientific Method?
To do a fun experiment.
to guess answers
To prove an answer to a question.
Sheer boredom
43
Which of the following kingdoms consists of ancient life that lives in extreme environments?
Eubacteria
Protista
Archaebacteria
Fungi
44
Identify the control group in the experiment:
Number of tomatoes
Plant B
Plant A
Music
45
Use and obtain energy is a characteristic of life
False
True
46
The first step in the scientific method is...
report your results
ask a question
do background research
construct a hypothesis
47
Is gathering data a part of the scientific method?
Idk
Yes
No
Maybe
48
From
smallest
to largest, which is the correct order of the organization of life?
Biome, Community, Ecosystem, Population, Biosphere, Organism
Biosphere, Population, Ecosystem, Community, Individual Organism, and Biome
Individual Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere
Population, Individual Organism, Biosphere, Community, Ecosystem, and Biome
49
Which is the independent variable?
students without calculators
speed working math problems
students with calculators
students
50
Elements consist of a single type of atom.
True
False
51
Place in order the steps of the Scientific Method
A C B D E F
A B C D E F
B C E D A F
B C A D E F
52
Atomic mass is the total of:
protons & neutrons
electrons & protons
protons & electrons
electrons & neutrons
53
The order of the Scientific Method is....
Ask a ?, Observe, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Get Data, Conclusion
Observe, ask ?, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Conclusion, Gather Data
Observe, Ask a ?, Make Hypothesis, Do Experiment, Gather Data, Conclusion
Ask a ?, Observe, Make Hypothesis, Gather Data, Do Experiment, Conclusion
54
The Six Kingdoms come from the _____ domains
2
1
3
6
55
In a research experiment, what is the CONTROL group?
a part that stays the same
a part that causes the experiment to be changed
participants who do receive the experimental treatment
participants who do not receive the experimental treatment
56
What is a dependent variable?
The variable that you change
The variable that reacts to the change
The variables that you keep constant
57
What are the three domains of life?
Bacteria - the simplest unicellular organisms
All of the above
Archaea - complex unicellular organisms
Eukaryotes - cells with organelles and all multicellular organisms
58
The Kingdoms that contain single-celled organisms are?
Plant and Animal
Fungi and Plant
Protist and Plant
Protist, Bacteria & Archaea
59
Biology is the study of
matter
life
disease
animals
60
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Experiment
Research
Conclusion
Hypothesis
61
Which part of an atom has a + charge?
Electron
Neutron
Proton
None have a positive charge
62
This kingdom consists of heterotrophic eukaryotes associated with composition of dead material
plantae
herbavore
fungi
protists
63
Which of the following is
NOT
a characteristic of life that we learned in IB Biology:
Obtains Nutrients
Requires Water
Reproduces
Performs Homeostasis
64
Which factor is a controlled variable?
10 ml of fertilizer
none is specified
200 ml of water
height of plant
65
This kingdom is multicellular, eukarytotic, and heterotrophic.
protista
eubacteria
animalia
plantae
66
How many variables should you be manipulating at a time in a controlled experiment?
2
0
1
3
67
Does giving students candy before a test help them get higher scores? Which is the independent variable?
Giving candy
test scores
68
What needs to be controlled/kept the same while experimenting?
All the materials used in the experiment
The dependent variable should be controlled
Everything except the independent variable
Everything in the experiment should be controlled
69
Which kingdoms are made up of Prokaryotic Cells?
Bacteria and Fungi
Protists and Plants
Bacteria and Archaebacteria
Animals and Plants
70
What makes an autotrophic organism different from a heterotrophic organism?
auto and heterotrophs are the same
autotrophs get energy from eating other animals
heterotrophs produce their own food
autrotrophs produce their own food
71
The basketball players took 5 shots from 5 places, whats the independent variable?
How many they shoot.
How many they make.
Who made more of them
Where they shoot from.
72
What is the dependent variable?
Mickey and Donald
Nylon Net
Yarn Net
Amount of fish caught
73
The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom can be determined by
adding the atomic number to the mass number
subtracting the atomic number from the mass number
adding the mass number to the atomic mass
subtracting the electron number from the atomic number
74
Which levels of organization make-up an organ?
organelle, population
cell, tissue
organ, organ system
cell, organism
75
What are the 6 kingdoms of life?
Horse, E.coli, rose, mushroom, halophiles, and kelp
Eubacteria, animal, fungi, plant, archeabacteria, protist
Unicellular
Animalia, plantae, fungi, eubacteria archeabacteria, protist
76
Which kingdoms can have multicellular organisms?
Fungi, Protist, Eubacteria
Animal, Protist, Eubacteria
Fungi, Archaebacteria, Protist
Plant, Animal, Fungi
77
How many of the Six Kingdoms are prokaryotic?
3
2
1
4
78
the variable that you observe as it changes in response to the independent variable
Constant
Control
Dependent Variable
Controlled Variable
79
What is an Independent variable ?
The factor that is changed by the person doing the experiment
The results of a science experiment
Something in a science project
Something that does not change
80
Where are the electrons in an atom?
In the nucleus
In the foot of the atom
Around the nucleus (in orbitals)
There are no electrons in an atom
81
Which sneakers have the best traction? Whats the independent variable?
Sneaker brand
the color of the shoe
How is the shoes made
Traction
82
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is known as the
Atomic number
Number of electrons
Atomic Force
Mass number
83
Pick the Kingdom: Prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic (sometimes heterotrophic), asexual reproduction
Protista
Eubacteria
Plantae
Fungi
84
Which of these levels of organization includes all other levels?
community
tissue
population
ecosystem
85
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?
movement
reproduction
growth
response to environment
