INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY CHAPTER 1 REVIEW GUIDE

1. Biology is the study of _________________________________.

2. List the 6 themes of biology
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3. _____________________ are the basic unit of life.

4. Life arose on earth __________________________________________________.
5. Define the term MULTICELLULAR:
6. Define the term UNICELLULAR:
7. What is the difference between Sexual and Asexual reproduction?

8. What is homeostasis? How does it work?

9. Organize the steps of the scientific method:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
Step 6:
10.Define hypothesis. How should it be written?
11.Define the term CONTROL GROUP:

12.How does a THEORY differ from a LAW?

13.What are the two types of data that can be collected in an experiment? How do they
differ?

14.In what ways can data be organized?

15.What is an independent variable?

16.What is a dependent variable?

17.How will you know the difference between a variable and a constant?

Read the following experiment set up and identify the control group, experimental group,
independent and dependent variable.
18. Spongebob and Patrick love jellyfishing. Both Patrick and Spongebob usually caught the
same amount of jellyfish. They wondered if a new brand of jellyfish bait would help them
catch more jellyfish. To test their idea, they bought a large container of the new bait for
their next three trips to use at their top-secret fishing spot. Spongebob fished without any
bait, while Patrick used the new bait. Both of them kept track of how many jellyfish they
caught in 30 minutes.
Control Group:

Experimental Group:

Independent Variable:

Dependent Variable:

19. Describe some characteristics that all living organisms share.

20. What is the difference between living, non living and dead organisms? How will you be
able to decipher among them?