Test Bank For Biology, 12th Edition, Peter Raven, George Johnson, Kenneth Mason, Jonathan Losos, Tod Duncan

Student name:__________
1) Differences in domesticated animalsover relatively shortperiods of time most likely occur
through:

1) ______


A) natural selection
B) adaptation
C) evolution
D) experimental selection
E) artificial selection



Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Section : 01.03
Topic : An Example of Scientific Inquiry: Darwin and Evolution
Learning Objective : 01.03.02 Describe the evidence that supports the theory of evolution.
Gradable : automatic



2) An alien from another planet landed on earth. He is fascinated by cars and is determined
to figure out how they work. He decides to disassemble one of them and examine each part
independently. He removes one of the tires and proceeds to learn all he can about the tire. He
then removes one of the headlights and proceeds to learn all he can about the headlight. What
type of approach is this alien taking to learn about the car?

2) ______


A) reductionism
B) deductive reasoning
C) inductive reasoning
D) Emergent properties




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,Question Details
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Gradable : automatic



3) Your microwave will notturn on, and you speculate that a circuit breaker in the house has
been tripped. In scientific terminology, the steps would be described as:

3) ______


A) forming conclusions from the results of experiments.
B) developing an observation based on a hypothesis.
C) developing a hypothesis based on an observation.
D) testing a prediction generated from a hypothesis.



Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Section : 01.02
Learning Objective : 01.02.02 Demonstrate how to formulate and test a hypothesis.
Topic : The Nature of Science
Bloom's : 2. Understand
Gradable : automatic



4) Science is subdivided into specific areas of study termed disciplines. These divisions are
artificial but are helpful to narrow the massive scope of scientific knowledge to a manageable
amount. Given what you know about each, which scientific division is likely to present the best
answer to a question about how fluid dynamics affect blood pressure in mammals?

4) ______




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, A) Biochemistry – study of chemical reactions needed for life function, usually at the
cellular level.
B) Bioinformatics – use of technology to study and store biological data
C) Biophysics – study of biological processes through physics
D) Biology – study of life



Question Details
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Section : 01.01
Learning Objective : 01.01.01 Compare biology to other natural sciences.
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Topic : The Science of Life
Gradable : automatic



5) Luke went to a pediatrician when he was 6 months old. The pediatrician consulted a
graph and concluded that Luke was in the 97th percentile for height, weight and length. The
pediatrician predicted that Luke would be tall when he reached adulthood.


Question Details
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.



5.1) What type of reasoning did the pediatrician use to generate her predictionabout
Luke’s future growth in height?

5.1) ______


A) Inductive reasoning
B) Deductive reasoning
C) Applied theory
D) Reductionism




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, Question Details
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Gradable : automatic



5.2) What type of logic is being used when the pediatrician uses the graph to make
conclusions about Luke’s progress?

5.2) ______


A) Inductive reasoning
B) Applied theory
C) Reductionism
D) Deductive reasoning



Question Details
Bloom's : 3. Apply (Socratic Feedback)
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Section : 01.02
Topic : The Nature of Science
Learning Objective : 01.02.01 Compare the different types of reasoning used by biologists.
Gradable : automatic



6) Why was the determination of the actual sequence of the human genome considered to be
descriptive science?

6) ______


A) It involved hypothesis-driven research.
B) It did not involve hypothesis-driven research.
C) It involved inductive reasoning.
D) It did not involve deductive reasoning.




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