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BIO 156 | 100 QUESTIONS ANDCORRECT ANSWERS | RATED A+ |
UPDATED 2025
Define Biology - ANSWER Biology is the scientific study of life and living things
(organisms)
What is Science? - ANSWER A systematic search for truth through observation
and experimentation
When/Where does Science/Scientific Method "work" best? - ANSWER
Situations that are tangible and can be measured using the senses
Why should you make sure that your Research Question is clear and precise? -
ANSWER -Can be easily communicated
-Allows for better peer review
-Can be retested
Why is PEER COMMUNICATION [step 7] mentioned in step 1 of the H-D Scientific
Method? - ANSWER It is where you publicize your findings (It is hard to get to
this step without the peer review that takes place in the first step)
What exactly is a hypothesis? - ANSWER Hypothesis is one of the MANY
possible answers to your research question.
,What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory? - ANSWER All
theories were born a hypothesis, but they become theories when they're
continuously supported by research, widely accepted, and nobody denies it.
WHY would you use a CONTROL GROUP in a typical DRUG study? - ANSWER To
compare to the results of the group that used the drug to better analyze data
What is the RESEARCH QUESTION in the "ALKA SELTZER" lab experiment? -
ANSWER Is there a difference in the time that it takes 1 tablet of alka seltzer
(specified type) to dissolve (specified criteria) in 100 mL glass of warm vs. cold
(Temp. specified) tap water?
How might you make a RESEARCH QUESTION more CLEAR and PRECISE? -
ANSWER Provide criteria specifying details
LIST 2 variables that had to be controlled in your ALKA-SELTZER experiment: -
ANSWER 1. Type of water
2. Exposure to same type and amount of light
3. Type of container
What is a milliliter? - ANSWER A milliter is a unit of volume in the meter
system which is equal to 1/1000 of a liter
What is the APPROXIMATE weight of a 2- liter bottle of DIET coke? - ANSWER
2kg
, I read somewhere that Albert Einstein loved ice cream! Would he rather have 1
kilogram of rocky road
or 10,000 milligrams? Express both in grams. - ANSWER A.) 1 kg
B.) 1000 grams vs 10 grams
In the Centigrade temperature scale, what is the BOILING POINT of water? -
ANSWER 100 centigrades
What is human body temperature in centigrade degrees? - ANSWER 37
degrees
How many English Pounds do you weigh if your metric weight is 60 kilograms? -
ANSWER 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
60kg = 132 lbs
Describe 2 properties of a GOOD/USEFUL hypothesis. - ANSWER -Valid: Does is
make sense and account for known facts
-Testable: Can it be used to generate predictions about the countable/
measurable/weighable world
What is gram based on? - ANSWER The weight of 1 cubic centimeter, or 1 mL,
of pure water
What defines 0 degrees? - ANSWER The freezing point of water
What relationship applies to any substance? - ANSWER 1 cm^3= 1mL
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