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If one group is given some medicine that may cure a disease and the other group is given
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A. Hypothetical group.
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D. Experimental group.
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? A. responsiveness
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B. evolution C. reprod
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D. random cell structure
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In an experiment that has a control and experimental group, the dependent variable
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is A. observed in the experimental group.
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B. not observed in the control group.
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C. the result of the independent variable.
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D. All of these statements are true.
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4. A good hypothesis must
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A. be a logical explanation of events.
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B. be testable.
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C. account for all current information related to the events being studied.
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D. All of these statements are true.
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A characteristic of life i
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B. the use of oxygen.
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C. the production of CO2.
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D. cellular organization.
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Which of the following is an example of adaptation, one of the characteristics of lif
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e? A. The evolutionary changes that occur to a species
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B. Sexual reproduction
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C. Organismal organization
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A control group differs from an experimental grou
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p A. in the number of test organisms used.
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B. by the independent variabl
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e. C. in several ways.
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D. in no way.
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A reason an automobile engine is not considered to be living is that it is not able t
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o A. utilize energy.
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B. change its activities.
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C. make copies of itself.
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D. utilize chemical reactions.
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