Biology Openstax 2e: Chapter 1
LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A
Inmthemexamplembelow,mthemscientificmmethodmismusedmtomsolvemanmeverydaymproblem.mMatchmth
emscientificmmethodmstepsm(numberedmitems)mwithmthemprocessmofmsolvingmthemeverydaymproble
mm(letteredmitems).mBasedmonmthemresultsmofmthemexperiment,mismthemhypothesismcorrect?mIfmitmism
incorrect,mproposemsomemalternativemhypotheses.
m 1.)mObservationma.)mTheremismsomethingmwrongmwithmthem.melectricalmoutlet
2.)mQuestionmb.)mIfmsomethingmismwrongmwithmthem.moutlet,mmymcoffeemakermalsomwon'tm.mworkmw
henmpluggedmintomit
3.)mHypothesismc.)mMymtoastermdoesn'tmtoastmmymbread
4.)mPredictionmd.)mImplugmmymcoffeemakermintomthem.moutlet
5.)mExperimentme.)mMymcoffeemakermworks
6.)mResultmf.)mWhymdoesn'tmmymtoastermwork?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1:mC;m2:mF;m3:mA;m4:mB;m5:mD;m6:mE.m
Themoriginalmhypothesismismincorrect,masmthemcoffeemakermworksmwhenmpluggedmintomthemoutlet.m
Alternativemhypothesesmincludemthatmthemtoastermmightmbembrokenmormthatmthemtoastermwasn'tmt
urnedmon
Figurem1.7mDecidemifmeachmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofminductivemormdeductivemreasoning.
1.mAllmflyingmbirdsmandminsectsmhavemwings.mBirdsmandminsectsmflapmtheirmwingsmasmtheymmovemthr
oughmthemair.mTherefore,mwingsmenablemflight.m
2.mInsectsmgenerallymsurvivemmildmwintersmbettermthanmharshmones.mTherefore,minsectmpestsmwillm
becomemmoremproblematicmifmglobalmtemperaturesmincrease.m
, 3.mChromosomes,mthemcarriersmofmDNA,mseparatemintomdaughtermcellsmduringmcellmdivision.mThere
fore,meachmdaughtermcellmwillmhavemthemsamemchromosomemsetmasmthemmothermcell.m
4.mAnimalsmasmdiversemasmhumans,minsects,mandmwolvesmallmexhibitmsocialmbehavior.mTherefore,ms
ocialmbehaviormmustmhavemanmevolutionarymadvantage.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mDeductive
2.mInductive
3.mDeductive
4.mInductive
Figurem1.16mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismfalse?
a.)mTissuesmexistmwithinmorgansmwhichmexistmwithinmorganmsystems
b.)mcommunitiesmexistmwithinmpopulationsmwhichmexistmwithinmecosystems
c.)morganellesmexistmwithinmcellsmwhichmexistmwithinmtissues
d.)mcommunitiesmexistmwithinmecosystemsmwhichmexistminmthembiospeherem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFigurem1.16m
b.)mCommunitiesmexistmwithinmpopulationsmwhichmexistmwithinmecosystems
ThemfirstmformsmofmlifemonmEarthmwerem________.m
a.mplantsm
b.mmicroorganismsm
c.mbirdsm
d.mdinosaursm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mmicroorganisms
Amsuggestedmandmtestablemexplanationmformanmeventmismcalledmam________.ma.mhypothesism
b.mvariable
m c.mtheorym
LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A
Inmthemexamplembelow,mthemscientificmmethodmismusedmtomsolvemanmeverydaymproblem.mMatchmth
emscientificmmethodmstepsm(numberedmitems)mwithmthemprocessmofmsolvingmthemeverydaymproble
mm(letteredmitems).mBasedmonmthemresultsmofmthemexperiment,mismthemhypothesismcorrect?mIfmitmism
incorrect,mproposemsomemalternativemhypotheses.
m 1.)mObservationma.)mTheremismsomethingmwrongmwithmthem.melectricalmoutlet
2.)mQuestionmb.)mIfmsomethingmismwrongmwithmthem.moutlet,mmymcoffeemakermalsomwon'tm.mworkmw
henmpluggedmintomit
3.)mHypothesismc.)mMymtoastermdoesn'tmtoastmmymbread
4.)mPredictionmd.)mImplugmmymcoffeemakermintomthem.moutlet
5.)mExperimentme.)mMymcoffeemakermworks
6.)mResultmf.)mWhymdoesn'tmmymtoastermwork?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1:mC;m2:mF;m3:mA;m4:mB;m5:mD;m6:mE.m
Themoriginalmhypothesismismincorrect,masmthemcoffeemakermworksmwhenmpluggedmintomthemoutlet.m
Alternativemhypothesesmincludemthatmthemtoastermmightmbembrokenmormthatmthemtoastermwasn'tmt
urnedmon
Figurem1.7mDecidemifmeachmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofminductivemormdeductivemreasoning.
1.mAllmflyingmbirdsmandminsectsmhavemwings.mBirdsmandminsectsmflapmtheirmwingsmasmtheymmovemthr
oughmthemair.mTherefore,mwingsmenablemflight.m
2.mInsectsmgenerallymsurvivemmildmwintersmbettermthanmharshmones.mTherefore,minsectmpestsmwillm
becomemmoremproblematicmifmglobalmtemperaturesmincrease.m
, 3.mChromosomes,mthemcarriersmofmDNA,mseparatemintomdaughtermcellsmduringmcellmdivision.mThere
fore,meachmdaughtermcellmwillmhavemthemsamemchromosomemsetmasmthemmothermcell.m
4.mAnimalsmasmdiversemasmhumans,minsects,mandmwolvesmallmexhibitmsocialmbehavior.mTherefore,ms
ocialmbehaviormmustmhavemanmevolutionarymadvantage.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mDeductive
2.mInductive
3.mDeductive
4.mInductive
Figurem1.16mWhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismfalse?
a.)mTissuesmexistmwithinmorgansmwhichmexistmwithinmorganmsystems
b.)mcommunitiesmexistmwithinmpopulationsmwhichmexistmwithinmecosystems
c.)morganellesmexistmwithinmcellsmwhichmexistmwithinmtissues
d.)mcommunitiesmexistmwithinmecosystemsmwhichmexistminmthembiospeherem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFigurem1.16m
b.)mCommunitiesmexistmwithinmpopulationsmwhichmexistmwithinmecosystems
ThemfirstmformsmofmlifemonmEarthmwerem________.m
a.mplantsm
b.mmicroorganismsm
c.mbirdsm
d.mdinosaursm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mmicroorganisms
Amsuggestedmandmtestablemexplanationmformanmeventmismcalledmam________.ma.mhypothesism
b.mvariable
m c.mtheorym
