Biology: Introduction

Which is the BEST description of biology?

• the study of humans and animals

• the study of life and living things

• the study of health care

• the study of humans, plants, and animals

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What are the basic building blocks of life?

• Atoms
• Cells
• Tissues
• Organs

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What characteristic would a child not inherit from parents?

• freckles
• eye color
• hair style
• dimples

The first step in the scientific method is to 

• form a hypothesis
• ask a question
• state the conclusion
• conduct an experiment

The study of internal and external structure of plants and animals is called

• Biochemistry

• Anatomy

• Botany

• Ecology

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The classification of plants into plant families comes under which of the following section of biology

• Ecology

• Chemistry

• Microbiology

• Botany

The study of structure of genes and how they pass from parent to offspring is called?

• Microbiology

• Genetics

• Anatomy

• Ecology

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The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts is called?

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• Biology

• Ecology

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The study of small living things such as bacteria is called ?

• Physiology

• Biology

• Microbiology

• Botany

It is NOT important for everyone to be scientifically literate.

• True

• False

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