BIOL 180 – Midterm Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 A+ Grade Practice Questions & Answers

BIOl 180 - Midterm questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade

Research question
- correct answer A question that seeks to explore/explain an aspect of the world



Hypothesis
- correct answer A testable and falsifiable proposed explanation for an observed phenomena

Aspect, link, observation, explanation



Prediction
- correct answer Measurable outcome of a study designed to test a hypothesis

Doesn't require an explanation



Exploratory research
- correct answer Research conducted to gather more information. Not enough information to make a
hypothesis



Explanatory research
- correct answer Focused research to test a hypothesis



Structure of a scientific paper
- correct answer 1. Introduction - WHY the study was done

2. Methods - HOW the study was done

3. Results - WHAT did the study show

Discussion - WHAT is the meaning of this

A paper starts off broad, gets more specific, and then gets broad again