TEST #1: BIO CAMPBELL 10TH ED
CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 3 ( MARTINEZ
CYNTHIA) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which of the following properties or processes do we associate with living things?
a. evolutionary adaptations
b. energy processing
c. responding to the environment
d. growth and reproduction
e. all of these - Answer-all of these
Which of these is a correct representation of the hierarchy of biological organization
from least to most complex?
a. organelle of a stomach cell, digestive system, large intestine, small intestine,
intestinal tissue, organism
b. organelle of an intestinal cell, digestive system, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal tissue, organism
c. molecule, intestinal cell organelle, intestinal cell, intestinal tissue, digestive system,
organism
d. molecule, small intestine, large intestine, intestinal tissue, digestive system, organism
e. molecule, digestive system, digestive cell organelle, small intestine, large intestine,
intestinal cell, organism - Answer-molecule, intestinal cell organelle, intestinal cell,
intestinal tissue, digestive system, organism
A controlled experiment is one in which
a. the experiment is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate.
b. the experiment proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully
observe all reactions and process all experimental data.
c. there are at least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental
treatment.
d. there are at least two groups, one differing from the other by two or more variables.
e. there is one group for which the scientist controls all variables. - Answer-there are at
least two groups, one of which does not receive the experimental treatment.
Why is it important that an experiment include a control group?
a. The control group is the group that the researcher is in control of; it is the group in
which the researcher predetermines the nature of the results.
, b. The control group provides a reserve of experimental subjects.
c. A control group is required for the development of an "if, then" statement.
d. A control group assures that an experiment will be repeatable.
e. Without a control group, there is no basis for knowing if a particular result is due to
the variable being tested or to some other factor. - Answer-Without a control group,
there is no basis for knowing if a particular result is due to the variable being tested or to
some other factor.
What is a hypothesis?
a. the same thing as an unproven theory
b. a tentative explanation that can be tested and is falsifiable
c. a verifiable observation sensed directly, or sensed indirectly with the aid of scientific
instrumentation
d. a fact based on qualitative data that is testable
e. a fact based on quantitative data that is falsifiable - Answer-a tentative explanation
that can be tested and is falsifiable
Discovery science has contributed much to our understanding of nature without most of
the steps of the so-called scientific method.
a. True
b. False - Answer-True
In hypothesis-based science, deductive reasoning is used to predict a result that would
be found if a particular hypothesis is correct.
a. True
b. False - Answer-True
The application of scientific knowledge for some specific purpose is known as
a. technology
b. deductive science
c. inductive science
d. anthropologic science
e. pure science - Answer-technology
Which of the following statements best distinguishes hypotheses from theories in
science?
a. Theories are hypotheses that have been proved
b. Hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers
c. Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory
power
d. Hypotheses and theories are essentially the same thing
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