Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent variable is the _____
A) item or condition you can change in an experiment
B) conditions that always stay the same
C) the result of what you tested in an experiment
D) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
  • 2. The dependent variable is the ______
A) the result of what you tested in an experiment
B) item or condition you can change in an experiment
C) conditions that always stay the same
D) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
C) the result of what you tested in an experiment
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 4. A constant in an experiment is the _______
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) item or condition you can change in an experiment
C) the result of what you tested in an experiment
D) none of these
  • 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) 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 control
B) the independent variable
C) a very sad young man
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) 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) control
B) dependent variable
C) independent variable
D) constant
  • 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) purpose
C) conclusions
D) observations
  • 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) can be wrong
B) must be proven no matter what
C) can be called correct
D) cannot be wrong
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) ask friends
B) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
C) do research by reading articles
D) conduct an experiment
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) they are lower than 100
B) they can not be single digit
C) they must be even numbers
D) all number measurements must have a unit
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) ounces
B) grams
C) centimeters
D) milliliters
  • 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 graph
B) your opinion
C) your observations
D) research
  • 19. What was the A.I. app we looked at for you to use generate images, text, etc?
A) Magic School
B) Magic Rainbow
C) Google Drive
D) Schoology
  • 20. What is still a major problem in using A.I. at school?
A) all of these
B) students cannot find enough information
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) Deep Fake
B) Fake news
C) all of these
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 AMOUNTS of light
C) plant growth was affected by different COLORS 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) grow taller by 2cm every 3 days
B) grow taller by 5 cm every three days
C) stay the same height for 3 days
D) die
  • 24. What type of graph do you use to show a change over a period of time?
A) pie chart
B) line graph
C) bar graph
D) scatter plot
  • 25. What type of graph do you use to show a simple comparison of things?
A) line graph
B) bar graph
C) pie chart
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) the number of "pops" you heard as the bacon sizzled
C) what each brand smelled like as it cooked
D) all of these
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) all of these
B) number measurements
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) 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) real images under a microscope
B) science videos
C) an experiment we did
D) an app in A.I.
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) genetics
B) solar systems
C) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
D) DNA
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) tornadoes
B) all of these
C) tsunamis
D) earthquakes
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) analyzing data
B) your prediction
C) take an educated guess
D) making observations
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) microscopes and rulers
B) scientific theories
C) popular opinions
D) data tables and graphs
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) State "To determine..."
B) Ask a question
C) State a problem
D) all of these
  • 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) "My guess was right"
B) the hypothesis was supported
C) the hypothesis was correct
D) the hypothesis was refuted
  • 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) no unit of measure
D) inches
  • 40. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what describes Pot 2's "treatment"?
A) no water
B) full light
C) 2 mL water
D) partial light
  • 41. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was the constant variable??
A) equal amounts of light to all pots
B) equal amounts of water to all pots
C) equal amounts of fertilizer
D) all of these
  • 42. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was NOT a needed material?
A) potting soil
B) a ruler
C) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
D) 4 small bean seeds
  • 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 constant
B) the independent variable
C) the dependent variable
D) the control
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