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Biology: ch. 1 review
Biology: ch. 1 review
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From Glencoe Science textbook with zebra on cover, chapter one review
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1
Which of the following is an example of an inference?
Measuring a plant's height every day for a week
Collect data on a plant's movement for a week
Determine a plant needs more sunlight after watching a week
Giving a plant the same amount of water everyday
2
How many extra credit points can you earn from a video report per 1 hour biology related show?
10
5
20
15
3
Which is the most significant result of technology allowing humans to produce more food?
All of these are significant results
Tech caused salts to be deposited in soils
Tech caused false belief that the problem was solved forever
Tech raised population growth, creating need for more food
4
Which is a major benefit that bioengineering technology has provided to society?
Development of new plastics for airplanes
More energy-efficient fossil fuels
Larger capacity for handheld music devices
Development of pacemakers and artificial limbs
5
Which of the following is the most accurate way to measure 25 ml of water?
test tube
beaker
Erlenmeyer Flask
graduated cylinder
6
Which of the following results from quantitative analysis of the picture?
These are the first offspring these rabbits have had
There isn't enough food
There are 2 offspring
Babies are cold
7
The study of biology includes things that were once living and those alive today.
I don't know
True
False
8
What is the independent variable: testing effect of colored light on growth of tomato plants.
light color
light intensity
amount of light
temperature of light
9
What is the basis of the metric measurement system?
Based on European measurement standards
Based on the wavelength of Krypton-86 radiation
Measures are based on divisions that are powers of ten
It's the only scientific measurement system
10
Which of the following is considered
unsafe
in the laboratory?
Wearing your prescription glasses
Following lab directions as written
Tying back long hair and sleeves
Wearing goggles
11
What variable is breathing rate when looking at how exercise effect breathing rate.
Control
Dependent
Independent
Experimental
12
The white hair of a polar bear is an example of_________________.
stimulus
response
development
adaptation
13
What should a scientist do if presented with new info that conflicts with previous findings?
keep the new information to him/herself
Ignore the new information
evaluate the new information
argue against the new information
14
Which best explains the importance of understanding science? It allows us to....
perform experiments on a variety of living things
be educated in issues important to today's world
determine which endangered species are worth saving
to understand different ways of measuring things
15
New leaves appear on a tree in the spring is an example of reproduction.
I thought new leaves came in the Fall!
False
True
16
Which part of this statement is the stimulus: "You get a fever after a virus enters your body"?
both are correct
getting a fever
neither are correct
virus enters your body
17
Which is
NOT
something a scientist would study?
botany (study of plants)
astrology
biology
anatomy
18
Who is an appropriate peer-reviewer for a report on a study on the ecology of honeybees?
a politician that knew about bees
a university president
a biologist studying insects
a physicist that keeps bees
19
Which is the most likely inference you can make after watching wildlife around a bird feeder?
Birds and squirrels compete for the same food sources
Squirrels run very quickly up and down trees.
Ten birds come every morning to feed at the feeder
Different birds come to the feeder each day.
20
Taking your binoculars and camera out to study wildlife is an example of qualitative research.
False
I don't know
True
