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1. Hypotheseszcanzonlyzbeztestedzbyzdoingzexperiments.
A) True
B) False


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eyzusezvisualzcuesztozfindztheirzwayzback.zToztestzyourzhypothesis,zyouzblindzsalmonzandzthenz
examinezwhetherzorznotztheyzarezableztozreturnztoztheirzbirthplace.zYouzfindzthatztheyzarezuna
bleztozfindztheirzwayzback.zFromzthiszexperiment,zyou:
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E) developedzaztheoryzaboutzthezrolezofzvisionzinzsalmonznavigation.



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4. Inzthez1600s,zFrancescozRedizdemonstratedzthatzlivingzorganismszcomezfromzotherzlivingzor
ganisms.zHowever,zitzwouldzbezinaccurateztozsayzthatzRedizsupportedzhiszhypothesiszbecau
se:
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B) hiszexperimentzwaszdonezsozlongzago.
C) hiszexperimentzwaszbasedzonzobservations.
D) hiszexperimentzonlyzinvestigatedzazsinglezorganism.
E) hiszexperimentzdidn'tzhavezthezproperzcontrols.


5. WhichzofzthezfollowingzCORRECTLYzreflectszthezprocesszofzscience?
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B) Observationzzquestionzzhypothesiszformulationzzexperimentzzsupportzorzr
efutezhypothesis
C) Observationzzquestionzzhypothesiszformulationzzexperimentzzprovezor
disprovezhypothesis
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isprovezhypothesis
E) Observationzzquestionzzexperimentzzhypothesiszformulationzzsupportzor
refutezhypothesis


6. Anzexplanationzsupportedzbyzazlargezbodyzofzobservationszandzexperimentationziszreferredzto
z asza(n):
A) prediction.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) supposition.
E) investigation.


7. Observationszallowzscientistsztozdrawztentativezexplanationszcalledzhypotheses.
A) True
B) False


8. Whatziszazhypothesis?
A) thezsamezthingzaszanzunprovenztheory
B) aztentativezexplanationzthatzcanzbeztestedzbyzexperiments
C) azverifiablezobservation
D) anzexperimentzthatzleadsztozazprediction
E) Nonezofzthezotherzanswerzoptionsziszcorrect.


9. Whenzcarryingzoutzazcontrolledzexperiment,zitziszimportantzto:
A) changezmultiplezvariableszatzonceztozseezthezfullzeffectzofzthezvariables.


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B) subjectzdifferentzgroupsztozdifferentzconditions.
C) changezonlyzonezvariablezatzaztime.
D) Allzofzthesezchoiceszarezcorrect.


10.Azhypothesisziszconsideredzaztheoryzwhenzthe:
A) resultszofzazsinglezexperimentzsupportzthezhypothesis.
B) hypothesiszhaszbeenzrevisedzmanyztimes.
C) resultszofzseveralzexperimentszdoznotzsupportzthezhypothesis.
D) resultszofzseveralzexperimentszsupportzthezhypothesis.


11. WhichzonezofzthezfollowingziszNOTzpartzofzthezscientificzmethod?
A) experimentation
B) observation
C) prediction
D) assumption
E) hypothesis


12. Askingzandzansweringzquestionszaboutzthezworldzinzanzunbiasedzmannerziszreferredztozas:
A) experimentation.
B) hypothesizing.
C) theorizing.
D) observation.


13. Evidencezforzthezextinctionzofzthezdinosaurszapproximatelyz65zmillionzyearszagozcomeszfr
omzmeteoriteszcontaining:
A) iridium.
B) palladium.
C) carbon.
D) silicon.
E) plutonium.


14. Whichzofzthezfollowingzscientistsztestedzthezhypothesiszthatzmicroorganismszcanzarisezbyzsp
ontaneouszgeneration?
A) ElenazandzLenski
B) Redi
C) Pasteur
D) Darwin
E) Alvarez


15. Thezfeaturezofzanzexperimentzthatziszchangedzfromzoneztreatmentztoztheznextziszreferredzto



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asza(n):
A) variable.
B) control.
C) testzgroup.
D) observation.


16. Inzsomezexperiments,zseveralzidenticalzgroupszarezsetzup,zkeepingzconditionszsimilarzamongz
them.zInzthe group,zazchangeziszdeliberatelyzintroduced.zInzthe
group,zthiszchangezisznotzintroduced.zInzthiszway,zthezresearcherzcanzdeterminezifzthezchangez
haszanzeffect.
A) control;ztest
B) test;zcontrol
C) null;zvariable
D) variable;znull


17. WhichzonezofzthezfollowingziszNOTzazwayzinzwhichzbiologyzisztypicallyzapproached?
A) biomechanics
B) physiology
C) astrology
D) cognition
E) behavior


18. HowzmanyzexperimentszhavezbeenzconductedzworldwideztoztestzDarwin'szinitialzh
ypothesiszregardingznaturalzselection?
A) 1
B) 50
C) 100
D) 500
E) thousands


19.Aztentativezexplanationzbasedzonzobservationziszreferredztozaszazhypothesis.
A) True
B) False


20.Azcontrolledzwayzofzaskingzandzansweringzunbiasedzquestionszaboutzthezworldziszcalledza(
n) .


21.A generalzexplanationzofzthezworldzsupportedzbyzazlargezbodyzofzexperimentszandzo
bservationsziszcalledza(n) .




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