Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent variable is the _____
A) the result of what you tested in an experiment
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 2. The dependent variable is the ______
A) the result of what you tested in an experiment
B) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
C) conditions that always stay the same
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) item or condition you can change in an experiment
B) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
C) conditions that always stay the same
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 4. A constant in an experiment is the _______
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) the result of what you tested in an experiment
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) none of these
  • 5. SCIENTIFIC definition of hypothesis
A) the problem you want to test
B) your opinion
C) educated guess
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) the independent variable
B) a very sad young man
C) the dependent 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) independent variable
B) dependent variable
C) control or controlled 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) dependent variable
B) independent variable
C) constant
D) control
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 4
D) 3
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) purpose
B) observations
C) conclusions
D) analysis
  • 12. If Lynn makes A's in Biology and Math, you _______
A) cannot conclude that she makes all A's
B) can conclude that she is in all honors
C) can conclude that her friends make A's
D) can conclude that she makes all A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) can be called correct
B) must be proven no matter what
C) can be wrong
D) cannot be wrong
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) do research by reading articles
B) conduct an experiment
C) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
D) ask friends
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) they can not be single digit
B) all number measurements must have a unit
C) they must be even numbers
D) they are lower than 100
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) centimeters
B) ounces
C) milliliters
D) grams
  • 17. True or False We will use inches on a ruler to measure length.
A) true
B) false
  • 18. Where does your data table information come from?
A) your observations
B) research
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) Magic Rainbow
B) Magic School
C) Schoology
D) Google Drive
  • 20. What is still a major problem in using A.I. at school?
A) Plagiarism
B) students cannot find enough information
C) pictures are too simple
D) all of these
  • 21. Which is still a major problem in using A.I. in the "Real World" for anybody?
A) Fake news
B) all of these
C) partially inaccurate information is generated
D) Deep Fake
  • 22. In our practice experiment that we worked on together, the purpose was to determine how _______________
A) plant growth was affected by different types of liquids
B) plant growth was affected by different amounts of water
C) plant growth was affected by different COLORS of light
D) plant growth was affected by different AMOUNTS of light
  • 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) grow taller by 5 cm every three days
C) grow taller by 2cm every 3 days
D) die
  • 24. What type of graph do you use to show a change over a period of time?
A) scatter plot
B) bar graph
C) line graph
D) pie chart
  • 25. What type of graph do you use to show a simple comparison of things?
A) line graph
B) all of these
C) pie chart
D) bar graph
  • 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) the number of "pops" you heard as the bacon sizzled
B) all of these
C) what each brand smelled like as it cooked
D) cooking time
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) number measurements
B) all of these
C) your opinion
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) False
B) True
  • 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) False
B) True
  • 31. In your notebook, what are "The Amoeba Sisters"?
A) an app in A.I.
B) science videos
C) an experiment we did
D) real images under a microscope
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
B) solar systems
C) genetics
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) your prediction
B) analyzing data
C) making observations
D) take an educated guess
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) scientific theories
B) popular opinions
C) data tables and graphs
D) microscopes and rulers
  • 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) My hypothesis is correct
B) A conclusion that says"Plant 1 was the winner"
C) "I think that... " statements
D) "If...Then...." statements
  • 38. If your evidence matched your testable prediction in an experiment, you conclude that____
A) the hypothesis was correct
B) the hypothesis was refuted
C) the hypothesis was supported
D) "My guess was right"
  • 39. What is missing from this science observation/data: the length of the bacteria was 10".
A) the color of the bacteria
B) no unit of measure
C) inches
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) full light
C) no water
D) partial light
  • 41. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was the constant variable??
A) all of these
B) equal amounts of light to all pots
C) equal amounts of fertilizer
D) equal amounts of water to all pots
  • 42. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was NOT a needed material?
A) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
B) potting soil
C) 4 small bean seeds
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) every 3 days
B) once a week
C) once every 2 weeks
D) every day
  • 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 constant
B) the control
C) the independent variable
D) the dependent variable
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