5 Written Questions

1. logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
2. hypothesis (disproven) stating that life could arise from nonliving matter
3. set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
4. factor in an experiment that a scientist purposely changes; also known as the independent variable
5. process by which a single parent reproduces by itself

5 Matching Questions

1. science
2. metric system
3. data
4. homeostasis
5. Pasteur

1. a used broth, and curved necked flasks, when neck is broken off, broth becomes cloudy, when left of, the broth will always remain clear
2. b decimal system of measurement based on certain physical standards and scaled on multiples of 10
3. c process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal enviorment
4. d organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also, the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after using this process
5. e evidence; information gathered from observations

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. science that seeks to understand the living world
   1. science
   2. biology
   3. theory
   4. cell
2. a test of the effect of a single variable by changing it while keeping all other variables the same
   1. spontaneous generation
   2. controlled experiment
   3. metric system
   4. manipulated variable
3. factor in an experiment that a scientist wants to observe, which may change in response to a manipulated variable; also known as a dependent variable
   1. inference
   2. manipulated variable
   3. Spallanzani
   4. responding variable
4. possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question
   1. hypothesis
   2. Pasteur
   3. homeostasis
   4. theory
5. a signal to which an organism responds
   1. metabolism
   2. science
   3. Pasteur
   4. stimulus

5 True/False Questions

1. theory → science that seeks to understand the living world

   True        False

2. sexual reproduction → process by which a single parent reproduces by itself

   True        False

3. observation → use of one or more of the senses-sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste- to gather information

   True        False

4. Spallanzani → used boiled meat broth, left some flasks open and one tightly closed

   True        False

5. Redi → used meat to test spontaneous generation, by leaving some jars covered and some jars open

   True        False