1. Test # 1 Study Guide Scientific method, Characteristics/needs of living things, Classification/dichotomous keys

2. What is the first step of the Scientific Method?  A: Form a hypothesis  B: Communicate results  C: Ask a question  D: Test your hypothesis

3. Who founded Taxonomy?  A: Albert Einstein  B: Carolus Linneaus  C: Miss Riley  D: Sir Alexander Flemming

4. The study of classification is known as…  A: Biology  B: Binomial Nomenclature  C: Evolutionism  D: Taxonomy

5. “I predict plants grow faster when exposed to music” is an example of a(n)______.  A: Hypothesis  B: Law  C: Scientific Guess  D: Theory

6. The group in an experiment that is unchanging/not affected is known as the______.  A: Control Group  B: Experimental Group  C: Independent Group  D: Both A & C

7. Any factor that may change the outcome of an experiment is known as a(n)_____.  A: Test Subject  B: Variable  C: Design Factor  D: Observation

8. What is the broadest/largest level of classification?  A: Species  B: Phylum  C: Class  D: Kingdom

9. Which of the following is not a Kingdom?  A: Plantae  B: Mammalea  C: Fungi  D: Archaebacteria

10. A tool used to identify unknown organisms is a _______.  A: Dichotomous Key  B: Factor Tree  C: Scientific method  D: None of the Above

11. The two part naming system scientists use is called _______.  A: Common Naming  B: Shared Characteristics  C: Binomial Nomenclature  D: Dichotomous Keying

12. In the scientific name Mus musculus, What is the species?  A: Mus  B: musculus  C: Vole  D: Bichon Frise

13. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?  A: Grow and Develop  B: Made of Cells  C: Sense and Respond to Environment  D: All of the Above

14. Which of the following should not be included in a journal writing?  A: Topic  B: Date  C: Class  D: Half a Page

15. Which of the following is the most specific/narrowest level of classification?  A: Species  B: Genus  C: Kingdom  D: Family

16. A universally supported hypothesis is a _____.  A: Theory  B: Prediction  C: Law  D: Outcome

17. What step in the Scientific Method follows “Form a Hypothesis”?  A: Test Hypothesis  B: Analyze Data  C: Draw Conclusion  D: Ask a Question

18. In the M & M count and crunch activity, what phase represented the 2 nd step of the Scientific Method?  A: Making Predictions about colors  B: Graphing your data  C: Asking which color was most common  D: Eating the M&M

19. Life Science is the study of _____.  A: Living Things  B: All things living and non-living  C: Non-living things  D: What ever Miss Riley wants to talk about

20. Today scientists classify organisms based on their _______.  A: Evolutionary Changes  B: Food Source  C: Shared Characteristics  D: None of the Above