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Properties of Life, Practice of Science and Energy Flow
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
Properties of Life, Practice of Science and Energy Flow
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Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
The contents of the stomach are mixed every 20 seconds
The height of a student is 185 cm
The platypus swam in a zigzag motion
Seven pairs of echidna hatched an average of three offspring
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Autotroph or Heterotroph?
Heterotroph?
Autotroph
3
What is a carnivore?
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
all answers are correct
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
4
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
Heterotroph?
Autotroph
5
___________ is the study of life, using the scientific method.
Chemistry
Science
Biology
Culture
6
Several food chains linked together make up
systems biology
food chain
ecosystem
food web
7
True or False: Cells are only be found in pairs because single cells cannot exist independently
True
False
8
Single-celled prokaryotes
All of the choices are correct.
are classified in the domains Bacteria and Archaea.
lack a membrane-bounded nucleus.
are found in almost all habitats.
9
Choose the correct statement about how humans fit in with the rest of nature.
Humans are a part of an evolutionary process.
Humans are a part of the biosphere.
We share the same cellular chemistry with other organisms
All of these are correct.
10
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
consumer
decomposer
autotroph
producer
11
_______ is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
community
family
ecosystem
population
12
______ are a change in the sequence of DNA, changing the instructions for making proteins.
proteins
bacteria
mutations
RNA
13
Omnivores can be both primary and secondary consumers
True
False
14
What is meant by "maintaining homeostasis"?
maintain internal environment of cells within certain limits
to keep a living area neat and clean
to keep the population size within certain limits
to keep predators at bay, protecting the family unit
15
A localised group of organisms of the same species is called a
community
family
ecosystem
population
16
Which listing correctly indicates a sequence of increasing biological organization?
atom, molecule, organelle, cell
organelle, tissue, cell, molecule
organ, tissue, atom, molecule
molecule, cell, organelle, atom
17
After completing an experiment, it is expected that the results of the experiment
will lead to the production of a new drug
are proved true
will be kept secret
will be repeatable
18
What component within an ecosystem does not cycle within an ecosystem?
components of hard animal structures
soil nutrients
energy
plant nutrients
19
What is a characteristic of living organisms that sets them apart from the nonliving?
All of these are characteristics of living organisms.
respond to a stimulus
evolutionary adaptation
grow and reproduce
20
Which of the following best describes the logic of scientific inquiry?
If my prediction is correct, it will lead to a testable hypothesis.
If I generate a testable hypothesis, tests and observations will support it
If my observations are accurate, they will support my hypothesis.
If my hypothesis is correct, I can expect certain test results.
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What type of reasoning is used to put pieces of information together to formulate a hypothesis?
deductive reasoning
inclusive reasoning
expansive reasoning
inductive reasoning
22
Groups of organisms from different species that are interacting are called a
family
population
community
ecosystem
23
On a hot day neural and hormonal mechanisms activate sweating leading to cooling this is
positive feedback
emergent properties
chemical cycling
negative feedback
24
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
Heterotroph?
Autotroph
25
What is an omnivore?
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
26
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called
plants
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
thylakoids
27
Which term is synonymous (means the same thing) with producer?
autotroph
decomposer
consumer
heterotroph
28
Choose the highest level of organization.
organs
cells
tissues
organ systems
29
All food webs include
insects
humans
mushrooms
producers
30
Using the scientific method, a scientist may make initial observations, the next step will be
to come to a conclusion
to study any previous data
to formulate a hypothesis
to perform an experiment