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