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What is classification?
a) Breeding organisms to create classy offspring
b) Scientists getting extra training and leveling up in science ranking
c) The process of arranging organisms into groups based on their similarities
d) A two-prong method of genetic engineering
The largest, broadest group into which an organism is classified is the...
a) Order
b) Class
c) Kingdom
d) Genus
To be considered alive, an object must have...
a) At least 1 characteristic of living things
b) Most characteristics of living things
c) All of the characteristics of living things
d) None of the characteristics of living things
What is the most specific level of classification?
a) Domain
b) Phylum
c) Order
d) Species
Which of the following is not considered a living thing?
a) A single celled bacteria
b) A seed
c) Fungus
d) Fire
What is the basic unit, or building block of life?
a) Cells
b) Reproduction
c) Growth
d) Energy
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a living things?
a) All living things respond to stimuli from their surroundings
b) All living things grow and develop
c) All living things get energy by eating other living things
d) All living things are unicellular or multicellular
Which of the following is a characteristic of ALL living things?
a) All living things breathe
b) All living things need oxygen
c) All living things grow and develop
d) All living things move
What is the stimulus in the following situation? All of the students begin to pack up after the lunch bell rings.
a) There is no stimulus in this situation
b) The students packing up
c) The lunch bell ringing
d) The students
If an organism increases in size, what has happened?
a) growth
b) response to a stimulus
c) development
d) reproduction
In science, an educated guess is called a/an
a) observation
b) question
c) conclusion
d) hypothesis
A series of steps followed to solve problems is
a) experimental guideline
b) the scientific method
c) standard procedure
d) an investigation
The final part of an experiment; a summary of your results is called
a) controlled experiment
b) conclusion
c) question
d) hypothesis
A scientist want to study the effects of fertilizer on plants. Plant A gets no fertilizer. Plant B gets 5 mg of fertilizer each day. Plant C gets 10 mg of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control group?
a) Plant A
b) Plant B
c) Plant C
d) All of them
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is...
a) the amount of salt in the water
b) the number of plants in the water
c) the temperature of the water
d) the water
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the number of plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the dependent variable is...
a) the amount of salt in the water
b) the number of plants in the water
c) the water
d) the temperature of the water
The process of obtaining information by using the senses is called a/an
a) scientific method
b) inquiry
c) observation
d) conclusion
What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?
a) make a hypothesis - draw conclusions - test the hypothesis
b) test the hypothesis - make a hypothesis - draw conclusions
c) make a hypothesis - test the hypothesis - draw conclusions
d) draw conclusions - make a hypothesis - test the hypothesis
True/False: There should only be 2 independent variables in an experiment.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)
Determine the best example of a hypothesis
a) If I add 5 hour energy to my breakfast, then I might go crazy during school.
b) I think that 5 hour energy will help me stay awake in class. They say it has caffeine so it might keep me awake.
c) If I add 5 hour energy to my breakfast, then my heart rate will increase because 5 hour energy is full of caffeine
d)
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