Question 1

Which statement could be considered a scientific theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Beauty pageant contestants are becoming increasingly more beautiful. 
B) Chemistry and physics are more exact sciences than biology. 
C) Change occurs in the inherited traits of a population over generations. 
D) The growth of a plant is faster in a growth chamber than in a greenhouse. 
E) Eating grapefruit prevents weight gain 
A) Beauty pageant contestants are becoming increasingly more beautiful. 
B) Chemistry and physics are more exact sciences than biology. 
C) Change occurs in the inherited traits of a population over generations. 
D) The growth of a plant is faster in a growth chamber than in a greenhouse. 
E) Eating grapefruit prevents weight gain

Question 2

Four of the five answers listed below are steps of the scientific method. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) observation 
B) hypothesis 
C) experimentation 
D) philosophy 
E) conclusion 
A) observation 
B) hypothesis 
C) experimentation 
D) philosophy 
E) conclusion

Question 3

Which is the correct format for the scientific name of modern humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo Sapiens 
B) Homo Sapiens. 
C) homo sapiens.. 
D) Homo sapiens. 
E) Homo sapiens 
A) Homo Sapiens 
B) Homo Sapiens. 
C) homo sapiens.. 
D) Homo sapiens. 
E) Homo sapiens

Question 4

Which function does not directly involve the instructions coded in an organism's DNA?

Accepted Answer

A) development 
B) cell growth 
C) need for nutrients 
D) inheritance 
E) reproduction 
A) development 
B) cell growth 
C) need for nutrients 
D) inheritance 
E) reproduction

Question 5

Match the following terms with the appropriate description.
-all arctic animals, plants, and other living organisms interacting with their physical environment

Accepted Answer

A) atom 
B) cell 
C) organ system 
D) population 
E) community
F)ecosystem
G)​emergent property
H)​tissue 
A) atom 
B) cell 
C) organ system 
D) population 
E) community
F)ecosystem
G)​emergent property
H)​tissue

Question 6

Suppose that in an experiment, data obtained from a subset of samples differ from the results obtained from the entire experimental group. This could be explained by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) probability 
B) trend analysis 
C) inductive reasoning 
D) statistical significance 
E) sampling error 
A) probability 
B) trend analysis 
C) inductive reasoning 
D) statistical significance 
E) sampling error

Question 7

All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ecosystem 
B) community 
C) biosphere 
D) organism 
E) population 
A) ecosystem 
B) community 
C) biosphere 
D) organism 
E) population

Question 8

An experimenter surveyed one-half acre of a desert preserve and found three cactus wren nests. Assuming that the habitat is fairly uniform, how many nests would he expect to be in the entire 200-acre preserve?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 200 
C) 600 
D) 1200 
E) 6000 
A) 6 
B) 200 
C) 600 
D) 1200 
E) 6000

Exam 1: The Science of Biology

Which statement could be considered a scientific theory?

Four of the five answers listed below are steps of the scientific method. Select the exception.

Which is the correct format for the scientific name of modern humans?

Which function does not directly involve the instructions coded in an organism's DNA?

Match the following terms with the appropriate description. -all arctic animals, plants, and other living organisms interacting with their physical environment

Suppose that in an experiment, data obtained from a subset of samples differ from the results obtained from the entire experimental group. This could be explained by ____.

All of the coyotes (Canis latrans) living in the Mojave Desert constitute a(n) ____.

An experimenter surveyed one-half acre of a desert preserve and found three cactus wren nests. Assuming that the habitat is fairly uniform, how many nests would he expect to be in the entire 200-acre preserve?

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts-Photosynthesis

Releasing Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Patterns in Inherited Traits

Human Inheritance

Biotechnology

Evidence of Evolution

Processes of Evolution

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

The Protists

Plant Evolution

Fungi

Animals I: Major Invertebrate Groups

Animals Ii: the Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Reproduction and Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Effects on the Biosphere

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