BIO 182 Exam 1 (ASU): Evolution, Biodiversity
& Scientific Method Study Guide Complete
Questions with Verified A+ Graded Rationales
Latest Updated 2026
how many species live in planet Earth?
unknown-roughly 3 to 5 million
why is life so incredibly diverse, yet so strangely similar?
organisms can contain similar features. planes have wings, birds have wings-this feature is
useful for different things (different for penguins, pelicans, bats, eagles)
true or false: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future?
true or false: scientists believe in evolution even though they currently lack evidence for the
theory
false
true or false: opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence that such numbers cannot
exist
false
true or false: opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a worldview involving naturalistic
evolution
false
true or false: the belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects religion more than science
true
true or false: modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers because such numbers provide
more accurate solutions to problems than whole numbers do
true
the scientific method relies on....
models, observations, and experiments
, a model is a formal description of a scientific hypothesis. which provides the most precise
description of a hypothesis?
true or false: an experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between two
variables results from cause and effect
true
a well designed experiment...
controls for environmental and genetic factors, involves replications of experimental subjects,
and randomizes experimental subject among treatments
true or false: unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural selection required variation
among individuals
false
true or false: Wallace used induction to develop a model of evolution by natural selection
true
unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of evolution without observing species living on
islands
false
true or false: both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that differences among individuals
were passed onto their offspring
true
true or false: similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of evolution by natural selection
while voyaging around the world
false
true or false: both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview described as either naturalistic
evolution or theistic evolutions
true
true or false: a probability of 0.98 means that an event occurs rarely
false
true or false: when a parent is heterozygous, the probability of passing the dominant allele to its
offspring is 25%
& Scientific Method Study Guide Complete
Questions with Verified A+ Graded Rationales
Latest Updated 2026
how many species live in planet Earth?
unknown-roughly 3 to 5 million
why is life so incredibly diverse, yet so strangely similar?
organisms can contain similar features. planes have wings, birds have wings-this feature is
useful for different things (different for penguins, pelicans, bats, eagles)
true or false: biodiversity on earth will likely decrease in the near future?
true or false: scientists believe in evolution even though they currently lack evidence for the
theory
false
true or false: opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence that such numbers cannot
exist
false
true or false: opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a worldview involving naturalistic
evolution
false
true or false: the belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects religion more than science
true
true or false: modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers because such numbers provide
more accurate solutions to problems than whole numbers do
true
the scientific method relies on....
models, observations, and experiments
, a model is a formal description of a scientific hypothesis. which provides the most precise
description of a hypothesis?
true or false: an experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between two
variables results from cause and effect
true
a well designed experiment...
controls for environmental and genetic factors, involves replications of experimental subjects,
and randomizes experimental subject among treatments
true or false: unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural selection required variation
among individuals
false
true or false: Wallace used induction to develop a model of evolution by natural selection
true
unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of evolution without observing species living on
islands
false
true or false: both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that differences among individuals
were passed onto their offspring
true
true or false: similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of evolution by natural selection
while voyaging around the world
false
true or false: both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview described as either naturalistic
evolution or theistic evolutions
true
true or false: a probability of 0.98 means that an event occurs rarely
false
true or false: when a parent is heterozygous, the probability of passing the dominant allele to its
offspring is 25%
