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Which of the following is a property of life that is best illustrated

by shivering and sweating?
Order
Reproduction
Regulation
Growth and
development
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Which of the following is the correct order of complexity, going
from least to most complex?
Atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organelle,
organ
Atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue,
organ
Organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule,
atom
Molecule, atom, organ, tissue, cell,
organelle
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The _______ is the highest level in life's structural hierarchy.
Ecosyste
m

Population
Organism
Biosphere
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Which of the following is an example of homeostasis? An
organism that can
assimilate and use energy.
respond to the environment.
evolve from other organisms.
maintain a relatively constant internal
temperature.
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Biologists group living things into ______ domains.
2
3
4
5
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Almost all of the organisms in Kingdom _______ are
photosynthetic.
Animali
a
Archae
a
Plantae
Fungi
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Which kingdom of Eukarya consists primarily of unicellular
organisms?
Plantae
Fungi
Animali
a
Protista
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A researcher collected archaea and protists from a thermal vent.
How do the cells of these two organisms differ?
Protist cells will contain
organelles.
Protist cells will contain DNA.

Archaea cells will contain nuclei.

Archaea cells will be larger.
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What is one mechanism of evolution?
Adaptation
Natural selection
Differential reproductive
success
Survival of the fittest
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In his book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin developed

which of the following main points?
The world is very old, and evolution occurs by natural selection.
Evolution occurs slowly, and new species form by spontaneous generation.
New species evolve by mutations, and new species don't reproduce with old
Modern species descended from ancestral species, and organisms evolve by
selection.
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11 of 20
Which of the following is most closely associated with Charles
Darwin?
Natural selection
The three domains of
life
Genetics
Organelles
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What accounts for the different breeds of domesticated dogs?
Over production
Natural
selection
Artificial
selection
Variation
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The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is
a theory must be proven without a shadow of a doubt.
a hypothesis must be proven without a shadow of a
doubt.
a hypothesis must be supported by evidence.
a theory must be supported by evidence.

community.
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A good hypothesis must
be falsifiable.
be true.
be theoretical.
lead to a
question.
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be falsifiable.

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Researchers testing new drugs usually give the drug to one
group of subjects, while another group of subjects receive
placebos (sugar pills). The group that receives the placebo
constitutes the experimental group.
is needed so the test can be repeated several
times.
is the control group.
is the experimental variable.
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Which of the following is a required element of a hypothesisbased scientific experiment?
Conducting the test accurately and correctly
once
A testable, falsifiable hypothesis
Including only experimental groups
None of the above
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A testable, falsifiable hypothesis

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Which of the following are the proper components of the
scientific method?
Experiment, conclusion, application
Question, observation, experiment, analysis, prediction
Observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results,
conclusion
Prediction, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
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Identify the experimental group of this case study.
Brightly colored female
lizards
Brightly colored male lizards
Dull-colored female lizards

Dull-colored male lizards

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Which of the following is the hypothesis of this case study?
Male lizards are brightly colored.
Male collared lizards exhibit color variation.
Dull males are less likely to be eaten by
predators.
A function of male coloration is to attract
females.
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"Male collared lizards show considerable color variation." This is
a(n) ______.
hypothesis
conclusion
observatio
n
opinion
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