Bio 101 Day 1 - Study of Life

Which of the following is NOT a property of life?

• Growth and development

• Cellular

• Ability to adapt

• Higher level thinking

All insects have six legs. A butterfly is a type of insect, so it must have six legs.

This is an example of:

• deduction

• induction

• Both induction and deduction

• theorizing

A hypothesis:

• Can be proven true

• Needs to be testable

• Should never be revised

• Is the next step in the scientific method after an experiment.

In an experiment, the standardized variable(s):

• Is the independent variable

• Should be manipulated

• Should be kept constant

• Are not important, so you don't need to worry about them.

The process of gradual change in a population or species over time is: