Unit 1: Scientific Inquiry

Question 1

What does BIOTIC mean?

Accepted Answer

Living thing

Question 2

What does ABIOTIC mean?

Accepted Answer

Non-living thing

Question 3

What Characteristic of Life is This? The bell rings at school, students go to their next class.

Accepted Answer

Response to Stimuli

Question 4

What is the highest level of organization?

Accepted Answer

Biosphere

Question 5

A dog, a human, a plant and a starfish are all examples of...

Accepted Answer

Biotic factors

Question 6

A set of related hypotheses that are supported by evidence may become accepted as a

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Theory

Question 7

What Characteristic of Life is This? Jane ate pasta, her body broke it down into energy.

Accepted Answer

Needs material and energy

Question 8

What Characteristic of Life is This? Kat has a fever, her body brings it back to normal.

Accepted Answer

Maintain an Internal Balance

Question 9

Term that is used to describe what is being measured or the results of the experiment is the

Accepted Answer

Dependent Variable

Question 10

What Level of Organization comes AFTER cells?

Accepted Answer

Tissues

Question 11

Homeostasis is defined as

Accepted Answer

maintaining a stable internal environment

Question 12

Rocks, water, weather and clouds are examples of

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Abiotic factors

Question 13

Which characteristic of life is this? Lawrence’s cat has the same fur coat as their mother.

Accepted Answer

Based on a Genetic Code (DNA)

Question 14

True or False: Abiotic describes something that is non-living.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

True or False: Multicellular means to have many cells

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

What Characteristic of Life is This? Danny has become taller than his father.

Accepted Answer

Growth & Develpment

Question 17

True or False: You should never tie your hair back when conducting a lab experiment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

True or False: Biology is the study of living things.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 18