Exam 1: The Nature of Science

Which of the following would be a theory?

The human heart pumps blood throughout the blood vessels in the body.This is a scientific

Bats use echolocation to orient themselves and locate objects.Doing this requires special adaptations in their inner ear,midbrain,and auditory cortex of their cerebrum.The echolocation system of bats is an example of

When Dr.Blehert and his team set out to determine the cause of death for thousands of bats,they determined that the sick and dead bats had a strange white fuzz on their noses and wings along with depleted fat reserves and damaged wing tissue.Predicting that the white fungus was associated with the illness would be acknowledging a possible ________ between the illness and the fungus.

The hypothesis that a common ancestor gave rise to all living organisms is strengthened by what observation?

Which term best describes the temperate deciduous forests that cover the northeastern United States,including the Adirondack Mountains?