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Biology Self Quiz Chapter 1

Chapter 1 A

Question:

_________ are fundamtental building blocks of all matter. 


Answer:

Atoms



Question:

___________ move around for at least part of their life.


Answer:

Animals

 



Question:

A control group is ___________________

a. a set of indiivudals that have a characteristic under study or receive an experimental treatment
b. the standard against which an experimental group is compared
c. the experiment that gives conclusive results.

 


Answer:

b.



Question:

Testable explanation

 


Answer:

Hypothesis



Question:

Systematic study of the observable world

 


Answer:

Science



Chapter 1 B

Question:

The smallest unit of life is the


Answer:

Cell



Question:

DNA __________ 

a. guides form and function.

b. is the basis of traits

c. is transmitted from parents to offspring.

d. all of the above.


Answer:

D. all of the above.



Question:

Science addresses only that which is _____________.

a. alive

b. observable

c. variable

d. indisputable


Answer:

b.



Question:

if-then statement


Answer:

prediction



Question:

In an experiment, a characteristic or event that differs among individuals or over time.


Answer:

Variable



Chapter 1 C

Question:

__________ is the transmission of DNA to offspring


Answer:

inheritance



Question:

A butterfly is a(n) ______________ (choose all that apply).

a. organism

b. domain

c. species

d. eukaryote

e. consumer

f. producer

g. prokaryote

h. trait


Answer:

a, d, e.

 



Question:

_____________emerges with cells


Answer:

life



Question:

makes its own food


Answer:

producer



Question:

Refers to a result that is statistically unlikely to have occurred by chance alone.

 


Answer:

Statistically significant



Chapter 1 D

Question:

Organisms require _____________ and _____________ to maintain themselves, grow, and reproduce. 


Answer:

nutrients; energy



Question:

A bacterium is ____________ (choose all that apply).

a. an organism

b. single-celled

c. an animal

d. a eukaryote


Answer:

a, b

 



Question:

measure of chance

 


Answer:

probability



Question:

In one survey, fifteen randomly selected students were found to be taller than 6 feet. This data led to the conclusion that the average height of a student is greater than six feet. This is an example of _______________.


Answer:

Sampling error.

 



Question:

Experimental results


Answer:

Data



Chapter 1 E

Question:

By sensing and responding to change, an organism keeps conditions in its internal environment within ranges that its cells can tolerate. This process is called ____________.


Answer:

homeostasis



Question:

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya are three _____________.


Answer:

Domains



Question:

time tested hypothesis


Answer:

Scientific theory



Question:

Analogous system used for testing hypothesis

 


Answer:

Model



Question:

Single-celled or multicelled eukaryotic consumer that breaks down material outside itself, then absorbs nutrients released from the breakdown.


Answer:

Fungus