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Understanding Biology
4 Edi�on By Kenneth
th
Mason, Tod Duncan,
Jonathan Losos (All
Chapters 100% Original
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,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by many modern pieces of evidence.
A) New estimates of the history of life on Earth
B) Human population growth
C) Comparative studies of animal structures
D) Similarities in DNA of related species
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
2) Science is subdivided into specific areas of study, called disciplines. These divisions are
artificial but are helpful to narrow the massive scope of scientific knowledge to a manageable
amount. Given the brief definition of each listed discipline, which is likely to provide the best
answer to a question about how fluid dynamics affect blood pressure in mammals?
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
3) Based on hierarchical levels of biological organization, which represents the broadest level?
A) Endocrine system
B) Three-toed sloths
C) School of piranhas
D) Amazon Basin
E) Jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws, capybaras
4) Experiments are carried out to test a hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and
including an unchanged variable termed
A) an experimental variable.
B) an altered variable.
C) a control.
D) a stable variable.
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5) The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination
of many specific cases is called
A) deductive reasoning.
B) theoretical reasoning.
C) hypothetical reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.
E) experimental reasoning.
6) Dr. Calvo was trying to determine the cause of a mysterious epidemic affecting fish in the
gulf of New Mexico. His proposal that the deaths were caused by an organism called a protist
is considered
A) an experiment.
B) a hypothesis.
C) a conclusion.
D) a theory.
E) a data set.
7) After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural
selection was a mechanism for
A) artificial selection.
B) evolution.
C) sexual selection.
D) speciation.
E) overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
8) A scientific theory is
A) a suggested explanation that accounts for observations.
B) a way to organize how we think about a problem.
C) a concept that is supported by experimental evidence that explains the facts in an area
of study.
D) a way to understand a complex system by reducing it to its working parts.
9) Although a computer is not alive, it shares which fundamental property of life?
A) Energy utilization
B) Cellular organization
C) Homeostasis
D) Reproduction
E) Heredity
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10) A yellow jacket, an insect in the order Hymenoptera, stung you. Then a wasp, an insect in
Hymenoptera, stung you as well. A hornet, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung you last. It is an
observable pattern that all insects in this order must have stingers. The type of reasoning this
represents is
A) inductive reasoning.
B) deductive reasoning.
C) reductionism.
D) comparative reasoning.
11) Darwin hypothesized that Galapagos finches
A) had beaks that were adapted to allow them to eat local foods.
B) had migrated from South America at least 14 times to account for the variation in
species.
C) were hybrids of South American and African finches.
D) looked the same but had learned different behaviors that allowed them to eat different
foods.
12) A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is
A) an experiment.
B) a generality.
C) a hypothesis.
D) a scientific principle.
E) a theory.
13) You are interested in studying online versus in person lectures. You propose two hypotheses.
Based on the literature, you hypothesize that students attending in person biology lectures
will have the same grades as students in online biology lectures. You develop an alternate
hypothesis, which is that in person students will achieve better grades than online students.
You decide to test your hypothesis by comparing grades of students in in person and online
biology lectures over a semester. As a result of the experiment, you observe that the grades in
the in person lectures and the grades in the online lectures are not significantly different.
What do these observations allow you to do?
A) Reject both hypotheses
B) Accept the hypothesis without further question
C) Develop a scientific theory
D) Reject the hypothesis that states that in person students will achieve higher grades
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Understanding Biology
4 Edi�on By Kenneth
th
Mason, Tod Duncan,
Jonathan Losos (All
Chapters 100% Original
Verified A+ Grade)
Test Bank Missing Chapter
33
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
CHECK ALL THE APPLY. Choose all options that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by many modern pieces of evidence.
A) New estimates of the history of life on Earth
B) Human population growth
C) Comparative studies of animal structures
D) Similarities in DNA of related species
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
2) Science is subdivided into specific areas of study, called disciplines. These divisions are
artificial but are helpful to narrow the massive scope of scientific knowledge to a manageable
amount. Given the brief definition of each listed discipline, which is likely to provide the best
answer to a question about how fluid dynamics affect blood pressure in mammals?
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
3) Based on hierarchical levels of biological organization, which represents the broadest level?
A) Endocrine system
B) Three-toed sloths
C) School of piranhas
D) Amazon Basin
E) Jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws, capybaras
4) Experiments are carried out to test a hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and
including an unchanged variable termed
A) an experimental variable.
B) an altered variable.
C) a control.
D) a stable variable.
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,Chapter 1
5) The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination
of many specific cases is called
A) deductive reasoning.
B) theoretical reasoning.
C) hypothetical reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.
E) experimental reasoning.
6) Dr. Calvo was trying to determine the cause of a mysterious epidemic affecting fish in the
gulf of New Mexico. His proposal that the deaths were caused by an organism called a protist
is considered
A) an experiment.
B) a hypothesis.
C) a conclusion.
D) a theory.
E) a data set.
7) After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural
selection was a mechanism for
A) artificial selection.
B) evolution.
C) sexual selection.
D) speciation.
E) overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
8) A scientific theory is
A) a suggested explanation that accounts for observations.
B) a way to organize how we think about a problem.
C) a concept that is supported by experimental evidence that explains the facts in an area
of study.
D) a way to understand a complex system by reducing it to its working parts.
9) Although a computer is not alive, it shares which fundamental property of life?
A) Energy utilization
B) Cellular organization
C) Homeostasis
D) Reproduction
E) Heredity
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, Chapter 1
10) A yellow jacket, an insect in the order Hymenoptera, stung you. Then a wasp, an insect in
Hymenoptera, stung you as well. A hornet, an insect in Hymenoptera, stung you last. It is an
observable pattern that all insects in this order must have stingers. The type of reasoning this
represents is
A) inductive reasoning.
B) deductive reasoning.
C) reductionism.
D) comparative reasoning.
11) Darwin hypothesized that Galapagos finches
A) had beaks that were adapted to allow them to eat local foods.
B) had migrated from South America at least 14 times to account for the variation in
species.
C) were hybrids of South American and African finches.
D) looked the same but had learned different behaviors that allowed them to eat different
foods.
12) A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is
A) an experiment.
B) a generality.
C) a hypothesis.
D) a scientific principle.
E) a theory.
13) You are interested in studying online versus in person lectures. You propose two hypotheses.
Based on the literature, you hypothesize that students attending in person biology lectures
will have the same grades as students in online biology lectures. You develop an alternate
hypothesis, which is that in person students will achieve better grades than online students.
You decide to test your hypothesis by comparing grades of students in in person and online
biology lectures over a semester. As a result of the experiment, you observe that the grades in
the in person lectures and the grades in the online lectures are not significantly different.
What do these observations allow you to do?
A) Reject both hypotheses
B) Accept the hypothesis without further question
C) Develop a scientific theory
D) Reject the hypothesis that states that in person students will achieve higher grades
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