Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent variable is the _____
A) conditions that always stay the same
B) item or condition you can change in an experiment
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
D) the result of what you tested in an experiment
  • 2. The dependent variable 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) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
  • 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) 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) 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) none of these
  • 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) 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 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) control or controlled variable
B) dependent variable
C) constant
D) independent 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) control
C) constant
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) purpose
B) conclusions
C) observations
D) analysis
  • 12. If Lynn makes A's in Biology and Math, you _______
A) can conclude that her friends make A's
B) can conclude that she is in all honors
C) cannot conclude that she makes all A's
D) can conclude that she makes all A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) must be proven no matter what
B) can be called correct
C) can be wrong
D) cannot be wrong
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) conduct an experiment
B) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
C) ask friends
D) do research by reading articles
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) they are lower than 100
B) all number measurements must have a unit
C) they can not be single digit
D) they must be even numbers
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) milliliters
B) ounces
C) grams
D) centimeters
  • 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 Rainbow
B) Magic School
C) Google Drive
D) Schoology
  • 20. What is still a major problem in using A.I. at school?
A) pictures are too simple
B) Plagiarism
C) students cannot find enough information
D) all of these
  • 21. Which is still a major problem in using A.I. in the "Real World" for anybody?
A) all of these
B) partially inaccurate information is generated
C) Fake news
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 AMOUNTS of light
B) plant growth was affected by different amounts of water
C) plant growth was affected by different types of liquids
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) die
B) grow taller by 2cm every 3 days
C) grow taller by 5 cm every three days
D) stay the same height for 3 days
  • 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) all of these
B) line graph
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) True
B) False
  • 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) True
B) False
  • 31. In your notebook, what are "The Amoeba Sisters"?
A) real images under a microscope
B) an app in A.I.
C) science videos
D) an experiment we did
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) DNA
B) genetics
C) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
D) solar systems
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) all of these
B) earthquakes
C) tornadoes
D) tsunamis
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) analyzing data
B) making observations
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) microscopes and rulers
B) data tables and graphs
C) popular opinions
D) scientific theories
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) Ask a question
B) State a problem
C) State "To determine..."
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) A conclusion that says"Plant 1 was the winner"
C) My hypothesis is correct
D) "If...Then...." statements
  • 38. If your evidence matched your testable prediction in an experiment, you conclude that____
A) the hypothesis was refuted
B) "My guess was right"
C) the hypothesis was supported
D) the hypothesis was correct
  • 39. What is missing from this science observation/data: the length of the bacteria was 10".
A) nothing is wrong
B) no unit of measure
C) the color of the bacteria
D) inches
  • 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) no water
D) full 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 fertilizer
C) equal amounts of water to all pots
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) a ruler
B) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
C) 4 small bean seeds
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 day
B) once every 2 weeks
C) every 3 days
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 control
C) the independent variable
D) the dependent variable
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