Unit 1 Biology Basics Test

All of the following pieces of equipment EXCEPT for _______ could be useful for transferring a liquid from one container to another.

• beaker

• funnel

• petri dish

• graduated cylinder

Micah needs 25 mL of motor oil to test his combustion engine. Which tool would give him the most precise measurement?

• A. Beaker

• B. Flask

• C. Test tube

• D. Graduated cylinder

Which of the measurements below is the most accurate?

• Graduated cylinder - 80.6 mL

• Erlenmeyer flask – 325 mL

• Beaker – 48 mL

• Beaker – 400 mL

Which of the measurements below is the most precise?

• Graduated cylinder - 80.6 mL

• Erlenmeyer flask – 325 mL

• Beaker – 48 mL

• Beaker – 400 mL

Which piece of glassware is never used for making measurements?

• Graduated cylinder

• Beaker

• Test Tube

• Erlenmeyer flask

When leaving a movie theater, a person notices that the sidewalk is now wet. If the person assumes it rained during the movie, the person is making

• a hypothesis.

• an inference.

• an observation.

• a prediction.

Based on the data, which would be the MOST reasonable measurement at the end of an 8 week period?

• 2 dm

• 6 dm

• 8 dm

• 16 dm

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When designing an experiment, scientists will test a relationship between a “cause” and an “effect.” The “effect,” also represented by what the scientist measures and records, is known as the

• dependent variable

• constant

• independent variable

• control group

In this experiment, the independent variable they are testing is

• A. change in the mass of the eggs.

• B. the ending mass of the eggs

• C. the amount of time they were in the solution

• D. the type of solution the egg is placed in

This group also recorded a dependent variable, which is represented by

• the change in mass of the eggs

• the ending mass of the eggs

• the amount of time they were in the solution

• the type of solution the egg is place in

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