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

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The liver releases glucose into the bloodstream if you don't eat for a long time.This represents an example of a characteristic possessed by all living things.Which is it?

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Most U.S.-grown corn is genetically modified.

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What is meant by the statement "science is measurement"?

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The tools of science typically require some sort of measurement or calculation.As our tools become improved,our science becomes improved.

Biology developed as a science later than physics because:

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All of the kinds of living things in a given area are called a ________.

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A hypothesis must be supported by evidence.

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Match the following.

The building blocks of organelles

ecosystem

Communities interacting with non-living elements

population

All of the ecosystems of the Earth

cell

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The building blocks of organelles

Communities interacting with non-living elements

All of the ecosystems of the Earth

Members of the same species living in the same area

The first level of organization that we can say is alive

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

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The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is that a:

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A unifying principle of biology states that there is a gradual modification of populations of living things over time that sometimes results in new species.This principle is called ________.

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A theory must be supported by evidence.

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Which scientist disproved the theory of spontaneous generation?

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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.

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A set of disciplines that focuses on varying aspects of the living world falls under the category of ________.

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Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -What was the purpose in breaking off the dust trap or tilting the flask in Pasteur's experiment?

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

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

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What is the purpose of the "control" in a controlled experiment?

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Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -Which level of organization is the most inclusive? Which is the least inclusive?

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

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

The liver releases glucose into the bloodstream if you don't eat for a long time.This represents an example of a characteristic possessed by all living things.Which is it?

Most U.S.-grown corn is genetically modified.

What is meant by the statement "science is measurement"?

Biology developed as a science later than physics because:

All of the kinds of living things in a given area are called a ________.

A hypothesis must be supported by evidence.

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

The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is that a:

A unifying principle of biology states that there is a gradual modification of populations of living things over time that sometimes results in new species.This principle is called ________.

A theory must be supported by evidence.

Which scientist disproved the theory of spontaneous generation?

A set of disciplines that focuses on varying aspects of the living world falls under the category of ________.

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -What was the purpose in breaking off the dust trap or tilting the flask in Pasteur's experiment?

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

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

What is the purpose of the "control" in a controlled experiment?

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -Which level of organization is the most inclusive? Which is the least inclusive?

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

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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