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) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
  • 2. The dependent 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
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) the result of what you tested in an experiment
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 4. A constant in an experiment is the _______
A) the result of what you tested in an experiment
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) none of these
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 5. SCIENTIFIC definition of hypothesis
A) testable prediction
B) your opinion
C) the problem you want to test
D) educated guess
  • 6. True or False The Scientific Method is only used in experiments in a science lab.
A) false
B) true
  • 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 control
D) the dependent variable
  • 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) dependent variable
B) control or controlled variable
C) independent 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) constant
B) independent variable
C) control
D) dependent variable
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) conclusions
B) analysis
C) purpose
D) observations
  • 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 she makes all A's
D) can conclude that her friends make A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) can be called correct
B) can be wrong
C) cannot be wrong
D) must be proven no matter what
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) ask friends
B) conduct an experiment
C) do research by reading articles
D) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) they can not be single digit
B) they are lower than 100
C) all number measurements must have a unit
D) they must be even numbers
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) grams
B) centimeters
C) ounces
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) your graph
B) your opinion
C) research
D) your observations
  • 19. What was the A.I. app we looked at for you to use generate images, text, etc?
A) Magic Rainbow
B) Schoology
C) Google Drive
D) Magic School
  • 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) Fake news
B) all of these
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 amounts of water
B) plant growth was affected by different types of liquids
C) plant growth was affected by different AMOUNTS of light
D) plant growth was affected by different COLORS 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) bar graph
B) scatter plot
C) pie chart
D) line graph
  • 25. What type of graph do you use to show a simple comparison of things?
A) bar graph
B) line graph
C) all of these
D) pie chart
  • 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) what each brand smelled like as it cooked
B) all of these
C) cooking time
D) the number of "pops" you heard as the bacon sizzled
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) number measurements
B) judgement words like good, bad, worst
C) all of these
D) your opinion
  • 28. True or False Your data table and graph titles in an experiment should "match"
A) True
B) False
  • 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 app in A.I.
B) science videos
C) real images under a microscope
D) an experiment we did
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) solar systems
B) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
C) genetics
D) DNA
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) earthquakes
B) tornadoes
C) all of these
D) tsunamis
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) making observations
B) take an educated guess
C) analyzing data
D) your prediction
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) scientific theories
B) microscopes and rulers
C) popular opinions
D) data tables and graphs
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) State "To determine..."
B) State a problem
C) Ask a question
D) all of these
  • 37. Which is OK to use in writing your lab report using the scientific method?
A) "I think that... " statements
B) My hypothesis is correct
C) A conclusion that says"Plant 1 was the winner"
D) "If...Then...." statements
  • 38. If your evidence matched your testable prediction in an experiment, you conclude that____
A) "My guess was right"
B) the hypothesis was refuted
C) the hypothesis was correct
D) the hypothesis was supported
  • 39. What is missing from this science observation/data: the length of the bacteria was 10".
A) no unit of measure
B) nothing is wrong
C) inches
D) the color of the bacteria
  • 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) equal amounts of light to all pots
C) all of these
D) equal amounts of fertilizer
  • 42. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was NOT a needed material?
A) potting soil
B) 4 small bean seeds
C) a ruler
D) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
  • 43. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, how often did we measure the potted plants' growth?
A) once a week
B) every day
C) once every 2 weeks
D) every 3 days
  • 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 independent variable
C) the dependent variable
D) the control
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