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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is any individual living thing called?
cell
organism
biosphere
biodiversity
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the term for an organism whose genes have been altered or contain genes from more than one species?
adaptation
transmutated
transgenic
evolution
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the study and manipulation of DNA at a molecular level?
genomics
biology
moleculology
molecular genetics
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is evolution?
an inherited trait that gives an advantage to the organism and is passed on to future generations
the change in living things over time
all of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials
any individual living thing
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the variety of life within an area called?
adaptation
biology
biosphere
biodiversity
- 6. Multiple Choice
What describes an inherited trait that gives an advantage to the organism and is passed on to future generations?
evolution
molecular genetics
adaptation
species
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of a species?
the name for all living things on earth and the places they are found
an organized group of of related parts that interact to form a whole
a type of living thing that can reproduce by interbreeding among themselves
any individual living thing
- 8. Multiple Choice
All of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials is known as _____________.
metabolism
molecular genetics
homeostasis
biotechnology
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is genomics?
the study and manipulation of DNA at a molecular level
the study of all living things
observations and measurements recorded during an experiment
the study of the entire sequence of DNA of an organism
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the name for all living things on earth and the places they are found?
biosphere
biology
system
homeostasis
- 11. Multiple Choice
A ________ is the condition that does not change in an experiment.
variable
cell
constant
homeostasis
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a proposed explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results that is supported by a wide range of evidence?
theory
hypothesis
constant
data
- 13. Multiple Choice
What qualifies as data that is recorded in an experiment?
measurements
constants
variables
observations
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is an organized group of of related parts that interact to form a whole?
experiments
system
cells
homeostasis
- 15. Multiple Choice
__________ variables are manipulated by a scientist in an experiment.
Independent
Dependent
Constant
Hypothesis
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the name for a proposed answer to a scientific question?
theory
evolution
variables
hypothesis
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is DNA?
the condition that does not change in an experiment
the most basic unit of life
any individual living thing
the molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the scientific study of all forms of life?
genomics
biology
biodiversity
molecular genetics
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a gene?
the study of the entire sequence of DNA of an organism
all of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials
the change in living things over time
a segment of DNA that stores genetic information
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the maintenance of constant internal conditions of an organism?
homeostasis
metabolism
evolution
adaptation
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the use and application of living things and biological processes?
bionics
biotechnology
biology
biodiversity
- 22. Multiple Choice
Why is homeostasis important?
cells will not to do their job right
we would not be able to eat food
only plants need to worry about homeostasis
without it, every living thing would die
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why would scientists use a computer model in biological research?
too risky
something is unethical
too complex
too expensive
- 24. Multiple Choice
Select all that qualify as a system.
table
car
human body
forest
cup
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the most basic unit of life called?
gene
cell
DNA
organism
- 26. Multiple Choice
Select any of the electron microscopes.
scanning
enlarging
transmission
proton
mechanical
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is the correct spelling for DNA?
deoxyribunucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxiribonucleic acid
deoxyribonuclic acid
- 28. Multiple Choice
There were four dogs in the group.
Qualitative
Quantitative
- 29. Multiple Choice
The gummy worm increased by 2 inches.
Qualitative
Quantitative
- 30. Multiple Choice
The parrots range from bright green to dark red.
Qualitative
Quantitative
- 31. Multiple Choice
The birds were young.
Qualitative
Quantitative
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIt tastes sweet.QualitativeQuantitative
- 33. Multiple Choice
The sample contained 3 different types of bacteria.
Qualitative
Quantitative
- 34. Multiple Choice
What is the term for using your five senses to study the world?
observation
data
experiment
evolution
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is the use and application of living things and biological processes?
biotechnology
biodiversity
genetics
experiments
- 36. Multiple Choice
Observations and measurements recorded during an experiment are the _______.
data
theoery
hypothesis
biosphere
- 37. Multiple Choice
A proposed explanation for how or why something happens is a __________.
theory
law
hypothesis
constant
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