Life Science: Life's Structure and Function, Book A

Chapter 1: Exploring and Classifying Life

Standardized Test Practice

1.
Something in an experiment that can change is called a
A)control.
B)variable.
C)hypothesis.
D)prediction.
2.
Which of the following units is a scientist likely to use to measure the distance between two cities?
A)kilometer
B)centimeter
C)meter
D)millimeter
3.
On which piece of meat did Redi find maggots? [428_STP_Questions_ta1]
A)the boiled meat
B)the covered meat
C)the uncovered meat
D)the meat exposed to dust
4.
What did Redi conclude based on the experiment shown in the diagram? [428_STP_Questions_ta1]
A)Flies come from the air.
B)Spontaneous generation occurs with flies.
C)Flies hatched from fly eggs laid in the meat.
D)Flies come from decaying meat.
5.
You have changed in size since your birth. What characteristic of life does your change in size illustrate?
A)growth and development
B)homeostasis
C)reproduction
D)response to stimuli
6.
What increases as a child grows into an adult?
A)the number of cells in the body
B)the amount of energy in each body cell
C)the size of each body cell
D)the amount of water in each body cell
7.
Which characteristic of life is represented by a paramecium dividing?
A)cell organization
B)development
C)response to stimuli
D)reproduction
8.
When using scientific methods to solve a problem, which of the following is a scientist most likely to do after determining that a hypothesis is not supported by the data?
A)revise the hypothesis
B)repeat the experiment many times
C)reanalyze the data
D)state the problem
9.
What are the smallest units of an organism that can carry on the functions of life?
A)cells
B)atoms
C)muscles
D)organs
10.
The diagram shows the classification of the bottle-nosed dolphin. What is the scientific name of the bottle-nosed dolphin?

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A)Tursiops truncatus
B)Delphinidae
C)Tursiops
D)truncatus
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