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CH 1: Science as a way of learning
CH 1: Science as a way of learning
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Which of the following is true?
scientific theory explains what we know to this date
scientific theory is the final answer to a question
A fact and a scientific theory carry thesame weight
A scientific theory is a hunch about anatural event.
2
A good hypothesis must:
be true.
be falsifiable.
be theoretical.
be false.
3
Biology developed as a science laterthan physics because:
biologists had to invent rules of theliving world
the living world is diverse compared to non-living world.
biology is less complex than physics.
it is more difficult to describe nature.
4
Which of the following is a theory?
Many people claim that the Earth is only6,000 years old.
A boy finds a chipped rock he believes is anarrowhead.
Many people believe echinacea cures their colds.
There is molecular evidence that allorganisms are related.
5
Because scientists are in the business ofinvestigating nature, scientists function as:
authorities on the natural world.
protectors of the natural world.
society's eyes and ears on the naturalworld.
political advisors.
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It doesn't matter whether a hypothesisis correct when it is first stated.
FALSE
TRUE
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Most U.S.-grown corn is geneticallymodified.
FALSE
TRUE
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The scientist who demonstrated that theEarth moves around the sun was ________.
Galileo
Copernicus
Nostrodomus
Aristotle
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The role of a control in an experiment is to:
prove a hypothesis is correct.
provide a basis of comparison to an experimentalgroup.
prove that a hypothesis is correct and ensurerepeatability.
ensure the experiment can be repeated.
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The difference between a theory and a hypothesis isthat a:
theory must be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.
hypothesis must be supported by evidence.
hypothesis must be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.
theory must be supported by evidence.
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Organelles are:
organisms
a group of cells that serves a common function
like tiny organs within cells
cells
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Tissues are grouped together in functional units called:
cells
organs
organelles
organisms
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Living things inherit information from their parentsencoded in:
proteins
DNA
fates
atoms
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A tree in your backyard is home to robins, squirrels,beetles, and lichens. Together, this is an
population
organism
biosphere
community
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A scientific finding is believed to be true until newevidence arises. This is referred to as:
a supernatural explanation.
a theory.
provisional assent.
immutable laws.
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A scientific explanation that is tentative andtestable is termed a/an:
control.
theory.
hypothesis.
fact.
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Which scientist disproved the theory ofspontaneous generation?
Crick
Watson
Pasteur
Einstein
18
Which of the following is the correctorder of complexity, going from least to most complex?
organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule, atom
organ, tissue, cell, organelle, atom, molecule
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, organ, tissue
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ
19
Evolution allows us to explain:
only the unity of life.
only the origin of life.
both diversity of life and how all living thingsare related.
only the diversity of life.
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Choose the answer that best describes the sequence ofthe scientific method.
observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion
experiment, observation, hypothesis, conclusion
observation, hypothesis, experiment,absolute fact
hypothesis, experiment, observation,conclusion
21
Science presents society with ________, about whichsociety then makes decisions.
worst-case scenarios
theories
options
values
22
Which of the following is the most complex level oforganization?
a circulatory system
a water molecules
a rainforest
a heart
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Goats can be cloned to provide us with humanmedicines.
FALSE
TRUE
