CP Bio Ch1 Review

What is typically the first step in the scientific method?

• Formulating a hypothesis

• Making observations

• Analyzing data

A hypothesis:

• Can be tested by experiments

• Is a proven fact with much evidence to support it

• Does not have to be tested to be accepted as fact

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Which of the following describes qualitative data?

• Joachin labeled the test tube with a red pen

• Tom measured 2.6 cm of growth

• Cindy added 15 drops of fertilizer to the begonias

As a LIVING THING, this shows that his body is trying to maintain:

• Homeostasis

• Development

• Growth

The basic unit of volume in the metric system is ___

• Meter

• Gram

• Liter

What characteristic of living organisms explains why some flowers open during the day and close at night?

• Living things grow and develop

• Living things respond to environmental stimuli

• Living things reproduce

Considering the metric system of measurement, which of the following typically has a greater mass?

• Cherry

• Banana

• watermelon

In a controlled experiment, what is “changed” to be tested?

• The inference

• The data

• One variable

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Why is it important to have a control group when conducting an experiment?

• To ensure that the results are due to the change and not other factors

• Because the control group will not survive without nitrogen

• To make sure the control group grows faster than the experimental group

_____ is the genetic code that is copied from one cell to another.

• Data

• Metabolism

• DNA

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