Biology Content Test (no notebook) Week Three LaPrad
  • 1. An independent 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
  • 2. The dependent 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
  • 3. The control or controlled 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"
  • 4. A constant in an experiment is the _______
A) none of these
B) the result of what you tested in an experiment
C) conditions that always stay the same
D) item or condition you can change in an experiment
  • 5. SCIENTIFIC definition of hypothesis
A) the problem you want to test
B) educated guess
C) your opinion
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 independent variable
B) a very sad young man
C) the dependent 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) control or controlled variable
B) dependent 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) dependent variable
B) constant
C) independent variable
D) control
  • 10. How many titles must a graph have?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 4
D) 2
  • 11. Information gathered through the senses is called _____
A) analysis
B) observations
C) conclusions
D) purpose
  • 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 her friends make A's
D) can conclude that she is in all honors
  • 13. Your hypothesis ________________
A) can be wrong
B) must be proven no matter what
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 friends
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) they must be even numbers
D) all number measurements must have a unit
  • 16. Which is NOT a metric unit of measurement?
A) grams
B) milliliters
C) ounces
D) centimeters
  • 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 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) all of these
B) Fake news
C) partially inaccurate information is generated
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 types of liquids
B) plant growth was affected by different AMOUNTS of light
C) plant growth was affected by different amounts of water
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) bar graph
C) line graph
D) pie chart
  • 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) all of these
D) what each brand smelled like as it cooked
  • 27. The "best" observations and data tables usually include _____
A) your opinion
B) number measurements
C) judgement words like good, bad, worst
D) all of these
  • 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) 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) False
B) True
  • 31. In your notebook, what are "The Amoeba Sisters"?
A) an app in A.I.
B) an experiment we did
C) real images under a microscope
D) science videos
  • 32. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) DNA
B) photosynthesis and how it produces energy for humans
C) solar systems
D) genetics
  • 33. Which of these will we NOT learn about in Biology?
A) all of these
B) tornadoes
C) earthquakes
D) tsunamis
  • 34. Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
A) take an educated guess
B) making observations
C) analyzing data
D) your prediction
  • 35. In the scientific method, what tools do you use to analyze your results of an experiment?
A) popular opinions
B) microscopes and rulers
C) scientific theories
D) data tables and graphs
  • 36. Which is part of the scientific method?
A) Ask a question
B) State a problem
C) all of these
D) State "To determine..."
  • 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) "I think that... " statements
D) "If...Then...." statements
  • 38. If your evidence matched your testable prediction in an experiment, you conclude that____
A) the hypothesis was correct
B) "My guess was right"
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) no unit of measure
B) nothing is wrong
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) full light
B) no water
C) partial light
D) 2 mL water
  • 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 light to all pots
C) equal amounts of water to all pots
D) equal amounts of fertilizer
  • 42. In our practice experiment from 8-27 and 8-28-24, what was NOT a needed material?
A) 4 small bean seeds
B) a ruler
C) a gram scale to measure weight (mass)
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) once every 2 weeks
B) once a week
C) every 3 days
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 independent variable
B) the constant
C) the control
D) the dependent variable
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