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Bio 156 EXAM 1 ||Verified Exam!!|| Most Recent Exam
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What is Science? - Answer-Science is a tool used to
answer certain questions about the natural world
When/Where does SCIENCE/SCIENTIFIC METHOD
"work" best? - Answer-Works best when...
We are asking questions and expecting answers in
concrete material "CMW"
How can you make sure that your RESEARCH
QUESTION is clear and precise? - Answer--Define
-Describe
-Clarify any unclear words or phrases
-Ask other researchers
Why is PEER COMMUNICATION [step 7] mentioned in
step 1 of the H-D Scientific Method? - Answer--Peer
communication should actually be in EVERY STEP
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-Science is a social activity
What exactly is a hypothesis?
Describe 2 properties of a GOOD/USEFUL hypothesis. -
Answer--A hypothesis is one of many possible answers to
the research question
-Valid: does it makes sense
-Testable: can be used to make predictions about the
CMW
List two ways that a HYPOTHESIS and a PREDICTION
are different - Answer--HYPOTHESIS
-general
-sound like an answer to a question
-PREDICTIONS
-specific
-sound like a research question
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What is the difference between a HYPOTHESIS and a
THEORY? - Answer--Theory: a well tested hypothesis that
has never made a false prediction, (and has only made
true predictions)
-Hypothesis: only ONE possible answer
How do we decide if a HYPOTHESIS gets to "stay on the
list of possible answers" or gets thrown off the list? -
Answer--IF a hypothesis is VALID and TESTABLE it is
kept on the list
-IF a hypothesis is making TRUE PREDICTIONS, THEN
we keep it on the list of possible answers to the RQ.
IF it makes a FALSE prediction, it gets thrown off the list.
Define Independent variable (IV) - Answer--the variable
that is deliberately created/"set up" by the researcher
Define Dependent variable (DV) - Answer--the variable
that is measured
-usually difficult to create it
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-can only observe it
What very important MOLECULE is in the
Centigrade/Celsius temperature scale associated with? -
Answer-H2O
MATCH the Metric Prefix with its corresponding value:
____Giga a. x 1,000
____centi b. x 1 billion
____micro c. x 10
____deka d x0.000001(one-millionth)
____kilo e x 0.01 (0ne-hundredth) - Answer-__b__Giga a.
x 1,000
__e__centi b. x 1 billion
__d__micro c. x 10
__c__deka d. x 0.000001(one-millionth)
__a__kilo e x 0.01 (0ne-hundredth)
What is the definition of "Biology"? - Answer-Biology is the
scientific study of life and organisms
Bio 156 EXAM 1 ||Verified Exam!!|| Most Recent Exam
Actual Complete Real Exam Questions And Correct
Answers (Verified Answers) Already Graded A+ |
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What is Science? - Answer-Science is a tool used to
answer certain questions about the natural world
When/Where does SCIENCE/SCIENTIFIC METHOD
"work" best? - Answer-Works best when...
We are asking questions and expecting answers in
concrete material "CMW"
How can you make sure that your RESEARCH
QUESTION is clear and precise? - Answer--Define
-Describe
-Clarify any unclear words or phrases
-Ask other researchers
Why is PEER COMMUNICATION [step 7] mentioned in
step 1 of the H-D Scientific Method? - Answer--Peer
communication should actually be in EVERY STEP
,2|Page
-Science is a social activity
What exactly is a hypothesis?
Describe 2 properties of a GOOD/USEFUL hypothesis. -
Answer--A hypothesis is one of many possible answers to
the research question
-Valid: does it makes sense
-Testable: can be used to make predictions about the
CMW
List two ways that a HYPOTHESIS and a PREDICTION
are different - Answer--HYPOTHESIS
-general
-sound like an answer to a question
-PREDICTIONS
-specific
-sound like a research question
,3|Page
What is the difference between a HYPOTHESIS and a
THEORY? - Answer--Theory: a well tested hypothesis that
has never made a false prediction, (and has only made
true predictions)
-Hypothesis: only ONE possible answer
How do we decide if a HYPOTHESIS gets to "stay on the
list of possible answers" or gets thrown off the list? -
Answer--IF a hypothesis is VALID and TESTABLE it is
kept on the list
-IF a hypothesis is making TRUE PREDICTIONS, THEN
we keep it on the list of possible answers to the RQ.
IF it makes a FALSE prediction, it gets thrown off the list.
Define Independent variable (IV) - Answer--the variable
that is deliberately created/"set up" by the researcher
Define Dependent variable (DV) - Answer--the variable
that is measured
-usually difficult to create it
, 4|Page
-can only observe it
What very important MOLECULE is in the
Centigrade/Celsius temperature scale associated with? -
Answer-H2O
MATCH the Metric Prefix with its corresponding value:
____Giga a. x 1,000
____centi b. x 1 billion
____micro c. x 10
____deka d x0.000001(one-millionth)
____kilo e x 0.01 (0ne-hundredth) - Answer-__b__Giga a.
x 1,000
__e__centi b. x 1 billion
__d__micro c. x 10
__c__deka d. x 0.000001(one-millionth)
__a__kilo e x 0.01 (0ne-hundredth)
What is the definition of "Biology"? - Answer-Biology is the
scientific study of life and organisms
