Ch 1 Test Review

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Ch 1 Test Review

• Mouse Mischief

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• Being skeptical and being open to change are
  parts of

• homeostasis

• control
• groups

• scientific thought

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• In science, ___________________are truths that
  are valid
• everywhere in the universe

• universal law

• hypotheses

• predictions

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• The system of moral principles and values needed
  for scientific investigations
• is called __________________

• theories

• ethics

• observations

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• Which is a reason to study science?

• to help take better care of your health

• to be a wise consume

• Both (a) and (b)

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• A wide range of observations is explained by

• theory

• question

• controlled experiment

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• During an experiment, the group that does not
  change is the

• organism.

• control.

• heredity.

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• A specific, testable prediction for a limited set
  of conditions is a

• theory

• universal law.

• hypothesis.

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• Each of the following steps is involved in
  scientific thought except

• questioning ideas.

• making observations.

• evaluating evidence.

• preserving bias.

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• In which aspects of science are ethics involved?

• running experiments with humans and other animal

• reporting results of controlled experiments

• publishing scientific studies

• All of the above

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• All objects in the universe are subject to

• scientific skepticism

• the law of gravity

• the law of indirect observation.

• the International System of Units.

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• In which three areas can studying science aid a
  nonscientist?

• health, consumer issues, and solving community
  problem

• health, consumer issues, and following universal
  laws

• consumer issues, following universal laws, and
  reinstating conventional wisdom

• health, critical thinking, and reinstating
  conventional wisdom

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• What is a control group?

• a group of people in a scientific study

• a group of scientists in charge of conducting an
  experiment

• a group that serves as a standard of comparison
  in an experiment

• a group that receives only an experimental
  treatment

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• In a controlled experiment, what do scientists
  measure?

• how many dependent variables they have

• how many independent variables they have

• how the dependent variables change in response to
  changes in the independent variable

• how the independent variables change in response
  to changes in the dependent variable

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• What is the main reason for running a controlled
  experiment?

• to make observations

• to test a hypothesis

• to formulate new questions

• to get information for a study

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• Which of these could be useful in a microbiology
  lab?

• electron microscopy

• sterile technique

• Both (a) and (b)

• Neither (a) nor (b)

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• Which of the following is true about theories and
  hypotheses?

• A hypothesis is highly tested, but a theory is
  not testable.

• A hypothesis is a general explanation, but a
  theory is a specific prediction.

• One hypothesis can lead to many theories

• Several related hypotheses can be incorporated
  into a theory

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• Which list includes four recommended things you
  need to stay safe
• when doing science research out in the field?

• sunscreen, proper safety equipment, focused
  attention, and body awareness

• sunscreen, focused attention, body awareness, and
  emergency money

• proper safety equipment, field guides, focused
  attention, and sunscreen

• field guides, focused attention, body awareness,
  and emergency money

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• Which branches of biology focus on the study of
  plants and of animals?

• botany and ecology

• botany and zoology

• zoology and genetics

• genetics and evolutionary theory

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• Which list includes four of the seven properties
  of living things?

• cellular organization, biochemical organization,
  reproduction, and evolution

• reproduction, heredity, evolution, and growth

• heredity, growth, homeostasis, and responsiveness

• homeostasis, metabolism, reproduction, and
  evolution

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• In which situation are scientists most likely to
  collect data remotely

• when their computers are down

• when they are studying organisms in the fossil
  record

• when they are on vacation

• when they are studying organisms that migrate

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• A scientist is investigating a new treatment for
  a disease that affects thousands of people. Many
  people with this disease volunteer to be part of
  the study. Which of the following is an ethical
  concern that the scientist must address before
  conducting the study?

• The scientist must ensure that the treatment
• will be effective.

• The scientist must ensure that the studys
• results will not be shared with other scientists

• The scientist must inform the volunteers
• about the potential dangers of participating in
• the study.

• The scientist must demonstrate the treatment
• on him or herself.

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• Which of the following is an example of
  scientific skepticism?

• A scientist investigates how a universal law
• affects many fields of study

• A scientist falsely claims to have discovered a
• cure for diabetes.

• A scientist conducts an experiment that supports
  the conclusions of another scientist.

• A scientist questions another scientists
  conclusions and develops an experiment to test an
  alternative hypothesis.

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