Biology Unit 1 ReviewName___________________________________________
1. List 4 basic characteristics of life
Reproduction
Growth
Have complex chemistry
Built with cells
2. Using your notes, answer the following questions
a. ____mitosis__________________ is the ability to make or produce from small to large
molecules
b. _____growth_________________ is the ability to increase in size
c. _____heredity_________________ is the ability to pass on genetic information
d. ___absorption___________________ is the ability to absorb or circulate substances
e. ___Excretion___________________ is the ability to get rid of metabolic or cellular
waste
3. Using your notes, label the parts of the microscope
4. Using your notes, list the steps to the scientific method.Identify a problem to solve or
question to answer
b.Research
c. Hypothesis
d. Develop Experiment
e. Conduct Experiment
f. Analyze the Results
g. Draw conclusions
5. What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
Independent variable has a direct effect on the dependent variable while the dependent variable is
being tested and depends on the independent variable
X axis is the independent variable and can get changed and manipulated
Y axix