Biology Quiz 1 Waker

Front 1

In any experiment, one must be certain to:

Back 1

Have a suitable control group.

Front 2

_______ is the process of the transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring.

Back 2

Heredity

Front 3

A biologist wants to test the effectiveness of a new food additive on causing growth in mice. An effective control group would be one that:

Back 3

was fed the same ration without the food additive.

Front 4

The most inclusive group in taxonomy is a:

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domain

Front 5

All organisms possess a genetic system that is based on:

Back 5

DNA

Front 6

Evolution is the genetic change in a species over time.

Back 6

True

Front 7

We have all heard that dietary fats are linked to higher incidences of heart disease and cancer in humans. Choose the proper hypothesis that a scientist could test.

Back 7

Fat levels above 30% of calories are all somehow interrelated.

Front 8

Choose the property that is NOT common to all living things.

Back 8

Thought

Front 9

Who is credited for discovering cells?

Back 9

Robert Hooke

Front 10

Which of the following is incorrect about experimental variables?

Back 10

When graphing data, the independent variable is always presented on the y-axis.

Front 11

In a multicellular organism, different tissues that function together are grouped into:

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Organs

Front 12

All living things are able to maintain stable internal conditions, whether they are unicellular or complex, multicellular organisms. This property is called:

Back 12

homeostatsis

Front 13

Which of the following isn NOT an underlying theme of biology?

Back 13

Creation

Front 14

Which kingdom contains nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms that digest their food internally?

Back 14

Animalia

Front 15

Which group includes the simplest of organisms that do not have nucleus?

Back 15

Archaea and bacteria

Front 16

After Joseph Farman discovered, in 1985, that an ozone hole was developing over Antarctica, scientists measured levels of chemicals in the upper atmosphere. They found a suprising concentration of ozone-destroying:

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Chlorine

Front 17

Some living organisms possesss RNA as their only genetic material.

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False

Front 18

Scientits employ _____ reasoning when performing the scientific process.

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inductive

Front 19

The test of a hypothesis is called a

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experiment

Front 20

The proper order for the hierarchy of increasing complexity is:

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Molecule-organelles-cells-tissues-organs

Front 21

The_____ of flowering plants and insects is responsible for much of the diversity of these groups.

Back 21

coevolution

Front 22

Biologists study the diversity of life in manys except the observations of:

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religion

Front 23

Which kingdom contains nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms that digest their food externally?

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Fungi

Front 24

The different populations of all th species in a given area make up a

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community

Front 25

A scientist wants to study the effect of vitamin C on colds. He recruits 100 people with colds and gives the experimental group 1000 mg of vitamin C per day. What would be an appropriate control?

Back 25

Give the control group a pill similar to vitamin C but containing sugar ( a placebo).