Biology Semester 1 Final Question Preview (ID: 34531)


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The liter is a/an ___________ unit of volume.
a) SI metric
b) English
c) scientific
d) non-scientific

Counts or measurements are examples of data produced by ___________ research.
a) descriptive
b) quantitative
c) scientific
d) experimental

A _______________ is based on the analysis of data collected in a controlled experiment.
a) natural law
b) hypothesis
c) conclusion
d) experiment

A __________ is a possible explanation for a scientific question.
a) law
b) hypothesis
c) conclusion
d) experiment

Living things adjust to a stimulus by a reaction called a(n) _____.
a) environment
b) homeostasis
c) growth spurt
d) response

All living things _____ to make more living things.
a) reproduce
b) develop
c) grow
d) adapt

Which statement is incorrect? As an organism develops, _____.
a) it produces more of its own kind
b) it takes on the characteristics of a particular species
c) its amount of living material increases
d) different parts grow at different rates

The application of science to the needs and problems of society is _____.
a) quantitative research
b) technology
c) descriptive research
d) pure science

The part of an experiment in which all conditions are kept the same is the _____.
a) hypothesis
b) control
c) conclusion
d) independent variable

A scientific explanation of known facts arrived at through repeated testing over time is a(n) _____.
a) experiment
b) natural law
c) observation
d) theory

Knowledge gained by scientific research _____.
a) can always be used to provide monetary benefits for humans
b) always raises social, ethical, and moral concerns
c) is never inherently good or bad
d) never results in data that can be applied to solve problems

Because it is often difficult to gather numerical data, _____ information is collected.
a) quantitative
b) qualitative
c) scientific
d) ethical

Quantitative research is often reported as _____ to aid understanding.
a) graphs or charts
b) descriptions of behavior
c) long lists of numbers
d) all of these

Water is lost to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the biotic parts by the process of _____.
a) precipitation
b) photosynthesis
c) transpiration
d) infiltration

Nitrogen is released to the abiotic parts of the biosphere from the processes of death and _____.
a) decay by bacteria
b) infiltration of groundwater
c) runoff
d) lightning in storm clouds

An ecologist who studies how several species in an area interact is interested in the biological organization called a(n) _____.
a) organism
b) population
c) community
d) ecosystem

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere enters the biotic parts of the biosphere through _____.
a) burning of forests
b) photosynthesis
c) combustion of fossil fuels
d) all of these

The ____________________ consists of evaporation, precipitation, transpiration, runoff, and condensation.
a) water cycle
b) nitrogen cycle
c) phosphorus cycle
d) carbon cycle

Omnivores, carnivores, herbivores, scavengers, and decomposers are all ____________________.
a) producers
b) consumers
c) autotrophs
d) carnivores

Wind, humidity, and rocks are all ____________________ in a terrestrial ecosystem.
a) abiotic
b) biotic
c) limiting factors
d) alive

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