Chapter 1 Biology - Introduction

Question 1

Which tool would you use to magnify a very small object?

Accepted Answer

microscope

Question 2

A testable idea

Accepted Answer

hypothesis

Question 3

Which tool would you use to measure a small amount of liquid?

Accepted Answer

graduated cylinder

Question 4

Which of the following must you wear at all times when doing a lab experiment?

Accepted Answer

safety glasses

Question 5

The information you gather from an experiment is called

Accepted Answer

data

Question 6

Cells are made of...

Accepted Answer

organelles

Question 7

The variable that you change during an experiment is the

Accepted Answer

independent variable

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

Accepted Answer

drinks water

Question 9

________ is the unifying theme that runs through your whole textbook.

Accepted Answer

evolution

Question 10

Which KINGDOM do humans belong to?

Accepted Answer

animal

Question 11

What must you have above each graph/table you make?

Accepted Answer

Title

Question 12

Which of the following is the largest level of biological organization?

Accepted Answer

biosphere

Question 13

Which characteristic of life explains how, over time, a baby becomes an adult?

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growth and development

Question 14

Where in a cell would you find the DNA?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 15

What is the study of living things called?

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Biology

Question 16

A formal process of inquiry.

Accepted Answer

scientific method

Question 17

True or False: the 2 main kinds of cells are prokaryotic and eukaryotic

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

Which DOMAIN do humans belong to?

Accepted Answer

eukarya

Question 19

Is the human made of eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

eukaryotic

Question 20

Which part of an experiment remains the same throughout the whole process?

Accepted Answer

control

Questions 20