Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent variable is the _____
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
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) item or condition you can change in an experiment
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
B) item or condition you can change in an experiment
C) the result of what you tested 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) the result of what you tested in an experiment
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) educated guess
D) the problem you want to test
  • 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 dependent variable
B) a very sad young man
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) constant
B) dependent variable
C) independent variable
D) control or controlled variable
  • 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) dependent variable
D) control
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 4
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) purpose
B) analysis
C) observations
D) conclusions
  • 12. If Lynn makes A's in Biology and Math, you _______
A) can 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) cannot conclude that she makes all A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) must be proven no matter what
B) can be wrong
C) cannot be wrong
D) can be called correct
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) conduct an experiment
B) do research by reading articles
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) 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) milliliters
B) grams
C) centimeters
D) ounces
  • 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) your opinion
C) your graph
D) research
  • 19. What was the A.I. app we looked at for you to use generate images, text, etc?
A) Magic School
B) Schoology
C) Google Drive
D) Magic Rainbow
  • 20. What is still a major problem in using A.I. at school?
A) all of these
B) pictures are too simple
C) Plagiarism
D) students cannot find enough information
  • 21. Which is still a major problem in using A.I. in the "Real World" for anybody?
A) Deep Fake
B) Fake news
C) partially inaccurate information is generated
D) all of these
  • 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 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) scatter plot
B) line graph
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) all of these
C) line graph
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) cooking time
C) all of these
D) the number of "pops" you heard as the bacon sizzled
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) judgement words like good, bad, worst
B) all of these
C) number measurements
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) False
B) True
  • 31. In your notebook, what are "The Amoeba Sisters"?
A) an experiment we did
B) science videos
C) an app in A.I.
D) real images under a microscope
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) genetics
B) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
C) DNA
D) solar systems
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) all of these
B) earthquakes
C) tsunamis
D) tornadoes
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) take an educated guess
B) analyzing data
C) your prediction
D) making observations
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) popular opinions
B) data tables and graphs
C) microscopes and rulers
D) scientific theories
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) Ask a question
B) State "To determine..."
C) all of these
D) State a problem
  • 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 correct
C) the hypothesis was refuted
D) the hypothesis was supported
  • 39. What is missing from this science observation/data: the length of the bacteria was 10".
A) nothing is wrong
B) the color of the bacteria
C) inches
D) no unit of measure
  • 40. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what describes Pot 2's "treatment"?
A) full light
B) partial light
C) no water
D) 2 mL water
  • 41. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was the constant variable??
A) equal amounts of fertilizer
B) equal amounts of water to all pots
C) equal amounts of light to all pots
D) all of these
  • 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) 4 small bean seeds
C) a ruler
D) potting soil
  • 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 every 2 weeks
C) once a week
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 control
B) the constant
C) the dependent variable
D) the independent variable
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