Introduction to Biology

Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?

• birds migrating during the winter months

• the total sum of all the chemical reactions in your body

• humans evolving the ability to digest lactose (sugar in milk)

• the ability of dolphins to communicate in aquatic environments

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Which item listed is NOT a characteristic of life?

• adjusting to stimuli

• getting and using energy

• growing and developing

• breathing

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow

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Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11".

• All living things contain cells

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things use energy

• All living things grow

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The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

• All living things use energy

• All living things reproduce

• All living things respond to their environment

• All living things grow

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If a scientist's hypothesis is not supported by the data they collect, the scientist should

• fix the hypothesis to match the data

• fix the data to match the hypothesis

• form a new hypothesis and experiment

• repeat the experiment 10 more times

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A scientific theory may change because

• the public doesn't like it

• new evidence is found

• an important scientist says it isn't true

• theories never change

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A scientist uses another scientist's procedures to perform the same experiment. This is an example of

• pseudoscience

• repetition

• replication

• analyzing data

In an experiment testing the effect of different colored lights on plant growth, the dependent variable is

• the colors of the lights

• the type of plant used

• the amount of light the plants receive

• the amount of growth of the plants

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A control group

• is used to measure the results found in the experimental group

• is not important and can be skipped

• is the only group that has the independent variable

• the group that shows the results of the independent variable