Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent variable is the _____
A) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 2. The dependent variable is the ______
A) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) the result of what you tested in an experiment
B) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) conditions that always stay the same
  • 4. A constant in an experiment is the _______
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) none of these
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 5. SCIENTIFIC definition of hypothesis
A) educated guess
B) your opinion
C) the problem you want to test
D) testable prediction
  • 6. True or False The Scientific Method is only used in experiments in a science lab.
A) true
B) false
  • 7. In an experiment where all students in your class are given 2 pieces of pizza every school day to determine the affect on weight, if Braden is NOT given pizza, he is _____
A) a very sad young man
B) the dependent variable
C) the independent variable
D) the control
  • 8. In an experiment where all students in your class are given 2 pieces of pizza every school day to determine the affect on weight, your change in weight is the _____
A) control or controlled variable
B) independent variable
C) dependent variable
D) constant
  • 9. In an experiment where all students in your class are given 2 pieces of pizza every school day to determine the affect on weight, the type of food given (pizza) is the __
A) independent variable
B) constant
C) control
D) dependent variable
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 4
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) analysis
B) observations
C) purpose
D) conclusions
  • 12. If Lynn makes A's in Biology and Math, you _______
A) can conclude that she is in all honors
B) cannot conclude that she makes all A's
C) can conclude that her friends make A's
D) can conclude that she makes all A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) can be wrong
B) must be proven no matter what
C) cannot be wrong
D) can be called correct
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) do research by reading articles
B) ask friends
C) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
D) conduct an experiment
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) all number measurements must have a unit
B) they can not be single digit
C) they are lower than 100
D) they must be even numbers
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) grams
B) ounces
C) centimeters
D) milliliters
  • 17. True or False We will use inches on a ruler to measure length.
A) false
B) true
  • 18. Where does your data table information come from?
A) research
B) your observations
C) your graph
D) your opinion
  • 19. What was the A.I. app we looked at for you to use generate images, text, etc?
A) Google Drive
B) Magic School
C) Schoology
D) Magic Rainbow
  • 20. What is still a major problem in using A.I. at school?
A) students cannot find enough information
B) all of these
C) pictures are too simple
D) Plagiarism
  • 21. Which is still a major problem in using A.I. in the "Real World" for anybody?
A) all of these
B) Fake news
C) Deep Fake
D) partially inaccurate information is generated
  • 22. In our practice experiment that we worked on together, the purpose was to determine how _______________
A) plant growth was affected by different COLORS of light
B) plant growth was affected by different amounts of water
C) plant growth was affected by different AMOUNTS of light
D) plant growth was affected by different types of liquids
  • 23. In our practice experiment that we worked on together, a conclusion was that full light made the plant __________________________
A) stay the same height for 3 days
B) die
C) grow taller by 2cm every 3 days
D) grow taller by 5 cm every three days
  • 24. What type of graph do you use to show a change over a period of time?
A) line graph
B) scatter plot
C) pie chart
D) bar graph
  • 25. What type of graph do you use to show a simple comparison of things?
A) bar graph
B) pie chart
C) line graph
D) all of these
  • 26. In an experiment, you wanted to determine which brand of bacon took the least amount of time to "fully cook", which of these would you include in your observations?
A) cooking time
B) all of these
C) what each brand smelled like as it cooked
D) the number of "pops" you heard as the bacon sizzled
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) all of these
B) your opinion
C) number measurements
D) judgement words like good, bad, worst
  • 28. True or False Your data table and graph titles in an experiment should "match"
A) False
B) True
  • 29. True or False Your main title for your data table can be funny, eye-catching, a pun
A) True
B) False
  • 30. True or False Your main tile for your data table in an experiment about bean seeds growth and amounts of water could be "Grow, Silly Beans, Grow"
A) True
B) False
  • 31. In your notebook, what are "The Amoeba Sisters"?
A) an experiment we did
B) real images under a microscope
C) science videos
D) an app in A.I.
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
B) genetics
C) solar systems
D) DNA
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) tornadoes
B) all of these
C) earthquakes
D) tsunamis
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) making observations
B) analyzing data
C) your prediction
D) take an educated guess
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) popular opinions
B) microscopes and rulers
C) scientific theories
D) data tables and graphs
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) State a problem
B) Ask a question
C) all of these
D) State "To determine..."
  • 37. Which is OK to use in writing your lab report using the scientific method?
A) "If...Then...." statements
B) "I think that... " statements
C) My hypothesis is correct
D) A conclusion that says"Plant 1 was the winner"
  • 38. If your evidence matched your testable prediction in an experiment, you conclude that____
A) the hypothesis was correct
B) the hypothesis was supported
C) the hypothesis was refuted
D) "My guess was right"
  • 39. What is missing from this science observation/data: the length of the bacteria was 10".
A) inches
B) no unit of measure
C) the color of the bacteria
D) nothing is wrong
  • 40. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what describes Pot 2's "treatment"?
A) 2 mL water
B) partial light
C) full light
D) no water
  • 41. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was the constant variable??
A) equal amounts of water to all pots
B) all of these
C) equal amounts of fertilizer
D) equal amounts of light to all pots
  • 42. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was NOT a needed material?
A) 4 small bean seeds
B) potting soil
C) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
D) a ruler
  • 43. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, how often did we measure the potted plants' growth?
A) once every 2 weeks
B) every 3 days
C) every day
D) once a week
  • 44. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was the plant that simply received regular light with no changes added to it called?
A) the dependent variable
B) the constant
C) the control
D) the independent variable
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