Lab Bio Ch. 1 Review Quizs

Which statement best summarizes what science is?

• Science is a way of thinking
• Science is a body of knowledge
• Science is both a way of thinking and a body of knowledge
• Science is only for people in lab coats

When an experiment gives consistent repeated data over and over again, then we say the experiment is

• reliable
• precise
• valid
• accurate

Scientists test, debate, and revise scientific explanations in order to get the most accurate and reliable understanding and explanations as possible.

• True
• False

A testable explanation or reasonable explanation of what will happen that you test by performing an experiment.

• hypothesis

• theory

• law

• bias

Which Domain of Life contains plants, animals, fungi, and protists?

• Bacteria
• Archaea
• Eukarya

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed on purpose because it is the thing being tested is called the

• independent variable
• dependent variable
• constant
• control variable

Which type of reproduction involves one organism making a copy of itself all on its own without a mate? (ex. 1 bacteria cell growing and then splitting into 2 identical bacteria cells)

• sexual reproduction
• asexual reproduction

Someone who questions things and requires credible evidence before believing something as true is called a

• expert
• skeptic
• denier
• scientist

Which of the following IS NOT a valid and reliable source for scientific information?

• scientific publications

• experts

• Google search results

• peer-reviewed journals

You observe that it's cloudy, dark, and windy outside. You make a logical interpretation based on what you already know regarding the weather and state that it will likely rain later. You just made a(n) _______ about the weather for the rest of the day.

• observation
• scientific theory
• inference
• theory