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Miller Levine Biology Ch 1 The Science of Biology
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A scientist has a hypothesis about a virus. Other virus researchers would likely
design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis.
assume that the hypothesis is true for all viruses.
reject the hypothesis right away.
change the hypothesis to fit their own findings.
2
The work of scientists usually begins with
creating experiments.
testing a hypothesis.
drawing conclusions.
careful observations
3
Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on
numbers.
theories.
testing explanations.
observations.
4
How does sharing ideas through peer-reviewed articles help advance science?
Other scientists may come up with new questions to study.
they do not need to be repeated.
the ideas always support and strengthen dominant theories.
because the ideas have been accepted by most scientists.
5
Based on observations, you suggest that water could speed the growth of bread mold. This is
an experiment
a hypothesis
a conclusion.
an analysis.
6
A student sees a bee on a flower& wonders how the bee finds flowers. The student is displaying
curiosity.
skepticism.
creativity.
open-mindedness.
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Scientists will never know for sure why dinosaurs became extinct. Therefore, scientists should
accept the current theory about dinosaur extinction.
stop studying dinosaurs and study only living animals.
continue to study the dinosaur extinction.
work to raise live dinosaurs to study.
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Who reviews articles for peer-reviewed journals?
anonymous and independent experts
the scientists who did the experiments
friends of the scientists who wrote the articles
people who paid for the experiments
9
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
response to the environment
growth and development
ability to reproduce
ability to move
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A scientific hypothesis
can be based on personal beliefs or opinions.
can be tested by experiments or observations.
is a proven fact with much evidence to support it.
does not have to be tested to be accepted as correct.
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A personal preference or point of view is
a hypothesis.
a bias.
a theory.
an inference.
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Process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits is called
evolution.
metabolism.
photosynthesis.
homeostasis.
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A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is
an inference.
a controlled experiment.
hypothesis.
a theory.
14
Biologists who work in the fields of genomics and molecular biology study
trees
diseases
DNA
the biosphere
15
What does a reviewer do during peer-review?
Check for mistakes and bias.
Focus on mistakes in spelling.
Repeat the experiments in the article.
Change data to support results.
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Why is creativity considered a scientific attitude?
helps scientists come up with different experiments.
imagine the results of experiments without doing them.
helps scientists make good posters to explain their ideas.
it helps scientists be better handling and training animals.
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How do scientific theories compare to hypotheses?
Theories are the same as hypotheses.
Hypotheses combine the ideas of theories to explain events.
Theories unify a broad range of observations and hypotheses.
Hypotheses are the dominant view among scientists.
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During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests
multiple variables
a control group.
a single variable.
a mass of information.
19
Which of the following is a question that can be answered by science?
What is beauty?
Is it ethical to do experiments on animals?
How does DNA influence a person’s health?
Do people watch too much television?
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Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?
to establish a collection of unchanging truths
to explain events in the natural world
to investigate and understand the natural world
to use derived explanations to make useful predictions
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A theory
may be revised or replaced.
is a problem to be solved.
is the opening statement of an experiment.
is always true.
22
Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called
inferences
hypothesis
variables
data
23
A scientist makes breakthrough in cancer.She skips peer review.How will other scientists react?
They will denounce the work and call the scientist a fraud.
will be skeptical because the report was not peer-reviewed.
quickly start to use the new treatment on their patients.
They will congratulate the scientist for the discovery.
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Science is best described as a
set of facts.
way of knowing.
collection of beliefs.
list of rules
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As a scientist if your findings are rejected and you consider the new evidence you are showing
open-mindedness
skepticism
creativity
curiosity
