Chapter Questions
The smallest unit of any substance is the __________.a. atomb. moleculec. cell
The smallest unit of life is the ________a. atomb. moleculec. celld. organism
Organisms require ________ and ________ themselves, grow, and reproduce.a. DNA; energyb. food; sunlightc. nutrients; energyd. DN A; cells
By sensing and responding to change, organisms keep conditions in the internal environment within ranges that cells can tolerate. This process is called ________a. reproductionb. developmentc. homeostasisd. inheritance
DNAa. guides form and functionb. is the basis of traitsc. is transmitted from parents to offspringd. all of the above
__________ is the transmission of DNA to offspring.a. Reproductionb. Developmentc. Homeostasisd. Inheritance
A butterfly is a(n) __________ (choose all that apply)a. organismb. domainc. speciesd. eukaryotee. consumerf. producerg. prokaryoteh. trait
___________ move around for at least part of their life.a. living organismsb. Animalsc. Speciesd. Eukaryotes
A bacterium is ______ (choose all that apply).a. an organismb. single-celledc. an animald. a eukaryote
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya are three
A control group is _____________a. a set of individuals that have a certain characteristicor receive a certain treatmentb. the standard against which an experimental group is comparedc. the experiment that gives conclusive results
Fifteen randomly selected students are found to be taller than 6 feet. The researchers concluded that the average height of a student is greater than 6 feet. This is an example of ____a. experimental errorb. sampling errorc. a subjective opiniond. experimental bias
Science only addresses that which is a. aliveb. observablec. variabled. indisputable
Which of the following statements can be falsified?a. Some of the fish in Lake Michigan are brown.b. None of the fish in Lake Michigan are brown.c. All of the fish in Lake Michigan are brown.
Match the terms with the most suitable description.data probability species hypothesis predictionproducera. if-then statementb. unique type of organismc. experimental resultsd. testable explanatione. measure of chancef. makes its own food