Scientific Processes of Biology MC Quiz
1. Which statement best represents how structure relates to function?
D. Great white sharks have sharp serrated teeth for tearing into their prey.
2. How does eye location best represent the relationship between structure and function?
B. It determines how much of the surroundings an organism can see.
3. Which question most closely relates to the forester's observations and the collected scientific data on forests?
B. Are deer eating most of the young hemlocks?
4. Which part of a scientific method does this best illustrate?
D. making an observation and asking a question.
5. Which statement is a hypothesis that would best address the question "Are deer eating the young hemlocks and preventing them from growing?
C. If deer are eating young hemlocks, then keep deer away from the young trees will allow the trees to grow.
6. What is the dependent variable?
B. the height of the plant
7. What is the independent variable?
D. the color of the variable
8. Which example shows the levels of organization in a multicell organism from the smallest level to the largest?
A. cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
9. Which characteristic of life does this behavior best illustrate?
C. response
10. Which statement best illustrates how an organism maintains homeostasis?
D. Desert pack rats are active at night to conserve water.
11. If the results of an experiment do not support a scientist's hypothesis, what should the scientist conclude?
C. She may want to alter some aspects of the experiment and try again.
12. What phrase best describes the dependent variable in an experiment?
B. the variable that is measured
13. What is the molecule called that stores this chemical energy?
A. glucose
14. Which phrase best defines homeostasis?
B. the maintenance of an organism's internal environment within certain limits.
15. Beyond the organism, which set of groups does biological organization extend to?
A. populations, communities, and ecosystems
