Unit 1 Test

Question 1

Independent Variable

Answer 1

The thing being changed in the experiment. The thing we are testing.

Question 2

Dependent Variable

Answer 2

The thing that the Independent Variable changes. The thing we measure.

Question 3

Constants

Answer 3

Things that stay the same no matter how the Independent Variable is changing.

Question 4

Control Group

Answer 4

The group that has the original, standard, or normal thing.

Question 5

Experimental Group

Answer 5

The group that has the unique, different, or opposite thing.

Question 6

Qualitative Data

Answer 6

Data that can be gathered with the 5 senses.

Question 7

Quantitative Data

Answer 7

Data that can be counted or measured.

Question 8

Bias

Answer 8

The prejudice or favor of one thing over another.

Question 9

Theory

Answer 9

A proposed explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results.

Question 10

Evolution

Answer 10

The change in a species over time; a process of biological change.

Question 11

DNA

Answer 11

The molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms.

Question 12

Biology

Answer 12

The scientific study of all forms of life.

Question 13

Homeostasis

Answer 13

The regulation and maintenance of constant internal conditions in the organism.

Question 14

Stimulus

Answer 14

Something that causes a physiological response.

Question 15

Hypothesis

Answer 15

An If..then statement that summarizes what the prediction of the experiment is.

Question 16

Heredity

Answer 16

The DNA being passed from one generation to the next.

Question 17

Metabolism

Answer 17

All chemical processes that synthesize or break down materials within an organism.

Question 18

Cells

Answer 18

The basic unit of life.

Question 19

Reproduction

Answer 19

The process of asexually or sexually making offspring.