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) the result of what you tested in an experiment
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) item or condition you can change in an experiment
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
D) conditions that always stay the same
  • 3. The control or controlled variable is the ____________
A) item or condition you can change in an experiment
B) the result of what you tested in an experiment
C) the variable that does not get "the treatment"
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) conditions that always stay the same
C) item or condition you can change in an experiment
D) none of these
  • 5. SCIENTIFIC definition of hypothesis
A) testable prediction
B) educated guess
C) your opinion
D) the problem you want to test
  • 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) independent variable
B) constant
C) dependent 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) control
B) constant
C) independent variable
D) dependent variable
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 1
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) observations
B) analysis
C) purpose
D) conclusions
  • 12. If Lynn makes A's in Biology and Math, you _______
A) can conclude that she makes all A's
B) cannot conclude that she makes all A's
C) can conclude that she is in all honors
D) can conclude that her friends make A's
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) must be proven no matter what
B) cannot be wrong
C) can be called correct
D) can be wrong
  • 14. How do you test a hypothesis?
A) do research by reading articles
B) ask friends
C) ask your teacher what the correct answer is
D) conduct an experiment
  • 15. No "naked numbers means" that____
A) they can not be single digit
B) all number measurements must have a unit
C) they are lower than 100
D) they must be even numbers
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) grams
B) milliliters
C) centimeters
D) ounces
  • 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) research
B) your opinion
C) your observations
D) your graph
  • 19. What was the A.I. app we looked at for you to use generate images, text, etc?
A) Schoology
B) Magic Rainbow
C) Google Drive
D) Magic School
  • 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) Fake news
B) Deep Fake
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 COLORS of light
C) plant growth was affected by different AMOUNTS of light
D) plant growth was affected by different amounts of water
  • 23. In our practice experiment that we worked on together, a conclusion was that full light made the plant __________________________
A) grow taller by 5 cm every three days
B) grow taller by 2cm every 3 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) scatter plot
B) pie chart
C) line graph
D) bar graph
  • 25. What type of graph do you use to show a simple comparison of things?
A) pie chart
B) all of these
C) line graph
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) 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) science videos
B) real images under a microscope
C) an app in A.I.
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) tsunamis
B) tornadoes
C) earthquakes
D) all of these
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) your prediction
B) analyzing data
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) data tables and graphs
D) popular opinions
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) State "To determine..."
B) State a problem
C) all of these
D) Ask a question
  • 37. Which is OK to use in writing your lab report using the scientific method?
A) A conclusion that says"Plant 1 was the winner"
B) My hypothesis is correct
C) "If...Then...." statements
D) "I think that... " 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 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) full light
B) partial light
C) 2 mL water
D) no water
  • 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 fertilizer
C) equal amounts of water 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) potting soil
B) a ruler
C) 4 small bean seeds
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) 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 dependent variable
B) the constant
C) the control
D) the independent variable
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