Question 1

Living things inherit information from their parents encoded in:

Accepted Answer

A)  fats. 
B)  atoms. 
C)  proteins. 
D)  DNA. 
A)  fats. 
B)  atoms. 
C)  proteins. 
D)  DNA.

Question 2

We use the scientific method every day. Imagine your car doesn't start one morning before school. Which of these is a reasonable hypothesis regarding the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  I'm going to be late. 
B)  I'm out of gas. 
C)  Check to see whether your lights were left on all night. 
D)  Add a quart of oil. 
A)  I'm going to be late. 
B)  I'm out of gas. 
C)  Check to see whether your lights were left on all night. 
D)  Add a quart of oil.

Question 3

The European corn borer is an insect whose larvae eat corn crops, thus reducing the yield of the crops. Scientists have genetically modified corn in the hopes of making it more resistant to infestation by the European corn borer. Design an experiment to test whether the genetically modified variety is more resistant to infestation than an unmodified variety. State your hypothesis, and identify your experimental group and your control.

Accepted Answer

A hypothesis could be that the genetical

Question 4

Choose the answer that best describes the sequence of the scientific method.

Accepted Answer

A)  experiment, observation, hypothesis, conclusion 
B)  hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion 
C)  guess, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion 
D)  observation, hypothesis, experiment, absolute fact 
E)  observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion 
A)  experiment, observation, hypothesis, conclusion 
B)  hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion 
C)  guess, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion 
D)  observation, hypothesis, experiment, absolute fact 
E)  observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion

Question 5

A scientific explanation that is tentative and testable is termed a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothesis. 
B)  theory. 
C)  fact. 
D)  control. 
E)  observation. 
A)  hypothesis. 
B)  theory. 
C)  fact. 
D)  control. 
E)  observation.

Question 6

Science presents society with ________, about which society then makes decisions.

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  theories 
C)  options 
D)  worst-case scenarios 
A)  values 
B)  theories 
C)  options 
D)  worst-case scenarios

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct order of complexity, going from least to most complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ 
B)  organ, tissue, cell, organelle, atom, molecule 
C)  organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule, atom 
D)  molecule, atom, organ, tissue, cell, organelle 
E)  atom, molecule, organelle, cell, organ, tissue 
A)  atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ 
B)  organ, tissue, cell, organelle, atom, molecule 
C)  organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule, atom 
D)  molecule, atom, organ, tissue, cell, organelle 
E)  atom, molecule, organelle, cell, organ, tissue

Question 8

Using what you have learned in this chapter, explain how you would decide whether multivitamins are beneficial to dogs.

Accepted Answer

Use the scientific method to d

Question 9

Match the following.
A) population
B) cell
C) biosphere
D) molecule
E) ecosystem
-Communities interacting with non-living elements

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the following.
A) population
B) cell
C) biosphere
D) molecule
E)...

Question 10

If you flip the light switch in your living room and nothing happens, what might be a good hypothesis to explain the absence of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  Electricity sometimes flows backward in a wire, preventing the light from shining. 
B)  The circuit breaker for the living room might be the "off" position. 
C)  You might have made too many telephone calls this month, thereby reducing the amount of electricity in your lines. 
D)  The air conditioner is also running upstairs, and it might be using all of the electricity available in your house at the moment. 
A)  Electricity sometimes flows backward in a wire, preventing the light from shining. 
B)  The circuit breaker for the living room might be the "off" position. 
C)  You might have made too many telephone calls this month, thereby reducing the amount of electricity in your lines. 
D)  The air conditioner is also running upstairs, and it might be using all of the electricity available in your house at the moment.

Question 11

Name three ways that science and technology enrich your life today.

Accepted Answer

After reading the chapter, students shou

Question 12

You are a part of the first scientific team to land on Mars. What steps would you take to determine whether there is any life there? If you found something, how would you know whether it is a living thing?

Accepted Answer

First, you would explore the landscape t

Question 13

What is the difference between a tissue and an organ system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tissues are composed of organ systems. 
B)  Tissues are not composed of cells, but organ systems are composed of cells. 
C)  A tissue cannot exist unless it is part of an organ system, but an organ system can exist independently of tissues. 
D)  An organ system includes tissues. 
A)  Tissues are composed of organ systems. 
B)  Tissues are not composed of cells, but organ systems are composed of cells. 
C)  A tissue cannot exist unless it is part of an organ system, but an organ system can exist independently of tissues. 
D)  An organ system includes tissues.

Question 14

A theory must be supported by evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the most complex level of organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  a heart 
B)  a water molecule 
C)  a rainforest 
D)  the circulatory system 
A)  a heart 
B)  a water molecule 
C)  a rainforest 
D)  the circulatory system

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of how living things assimilate energy?

Accepted Answer

A)  blinking at a bright light 
B)  producing a new generation of offspring 
C)  eating a meal 
D)  solving a mathematics problem 
A)  blinking at a bright light 
B)  producing a new generation of offspring 
C)  eating a meal 
D)  solving a mathematics problem

Question 17

What invention by Bell Labs in 1947 brought about modern electronics?

Accepted Answer

A)  the invention of software 
B)  the invention of the transistor 
C)  the invention of the CD 
D)  the invention of the computer 
A)  the invention of software 
B)  the invention of the transistor 
C)  the invention of the CD 
D)  the invention of the computer

Question 18

Observation of a natural event by more than one human or scientific instrument is the basis of the scientific method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is molecular and biochemical evidence that all organisms are related. 
B)  Many people believe echinacea cures their colds. 
C)  A boy finds a chipped rock he believes is an arrowhead. 
D)  Many people claim that the Earth is only 6,000 years old. 
A)  There is molecular and biochemical evidence that all organisms are related. 
B)  Many people believe echinacea cures their colds. 
C)  A boy finds a chipped rock he believes is an arrowhead. 
D)  Many people claim that the Earth is only 6,000 years old.

Question 20

Which of the following is at the root cause for all cancers?

Accepted Answer

A)  antibiotic resistance 
B)  obesity 
C)  the normal cell division process 
D)  a breakdown of the cell division process 
A)  antibiotic resistance 
B)  obesity 
C)  the normal cell division process 
D)  a breakdown of the cell division process

Exam 1: Science As a Way of Learning: a Guide to the Natural World

Living things inherit information from their parents encoded in:

We use the scientific method every day. Imagine your car doesn't start one morning before school. Which of these is a reasonable hypothesis regarding the problem?

Choose the answer that best describes the sequence of the scientific method.

A scientific explanation that is tentative and testable is termed a/an:

Science presents society with ________, about which society then makes decisions.

Which of the following is the correct order of complexity, going from least to most complex?

Using what you have learned in this chapter, explain how you would decide whether multivitamins are beneficial to dogs.

Match the following. A) population B) cell C) biosphere D) molecule E) ecosystem -Communities interacting with non-living elements

If you flip the light switch in your living room and nothing happens, what might be a good hypothesis to explain the absence of light?

Name three ways that science and technology enrich your life today.

You are a part of the first scientific team to land on Mars. What steps would you take to determine whether there is any life there? If you found something, how would you know whether it is a living thing?

What is the difference between a tissue and an organ system?

A theory must be supported by evidence.

Which of the following is the most complex level of organization?

Which of the following is an example of how living things assimilate energy?

What invention by Bell Labs in 1947 brought about modern electronics?

Observation of a natural event by more than one human or scientific instrument is the basis of the scientific method.

Which of the following is a theory?

Which of the following is at the root cause for all cancers?

Fundamental Building Blocks: Chemistry, Water, and Ph

Lifes Components: Biological Molecules

Lifes Home: the Cell

Lifes Border: the Plasma Membrane

Lifes Mainspring: an Introduction to Energy

Vital Harvest: Deriving Energy From Food

The Green Worlds Gift: Photosynthesis

The Links in Lifes Chain: Genetics and Cell Division

Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis

The First Geneticist: Mendel and His Discoveries

Units of Heredity: Chromosomes and Inheritance

Passing on Lifes Information: Dna Structure and Replication

How Proteins Are Made: Genetic Transcription, Translation, and Regulation

The Future Isnt What It Used to Be: Biotechnology

An Introduction to Evolution: Charles Darwin, Evolutionary Thought, and the Evidence for Evolution

The Means of Evolution: Microevolution

The Outcomes of Evolution: Macroevolution

A Slow Unfolding: the History of Life on Earth

Arriving Late, Traveling Far: the Evolution of Human Beings

Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, and Protists: the Diversity of Life 1

Fungi : the Diversity of Life 2

Animals: the Diversity of Life 3

Plants: the Diversity of Life 4

The Angiosperms: Form and Function in Flowering Plants

Body Support and Movement: the Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems

Communication and Control 1: the Nervous System

Communication and Control 2: the Endocrine System

Defending the Body: the Immune System

Transport and Exchange 1: Blood and Breath

Transport and Exchange 2: Digestion, Nutrition, and Elimination

An Amazingly Detailed Script: Animal Development

How the Baby Came to Be: Human Reproduction

An Interactive Living World 1: Populations in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 2: Communities in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 3: Ecosystems and Biomes

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