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m m m m m m
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m m
1) A mcharacteristicmof msciencemismthat
A) it mismnot mexplained mbymnaturalmlaws.
B) itsmhypothesesmaremtestable.
C) itsmconclusionsmaremfinal.
D) it mismnot mfalsifiable.
E) it mseeksmtomdefinemthemvitalisticmforcesmof mlife.
2) Duringmthemcreationmcourt mcaseminmArkansas,mJudgemOvertonmdefined mthemessentialmpropertiesm
of mscience.mWhichmstatement mismNOTmtruemabout mscience?
A) Sciencemismconcerned mabout munderstandingmthemnaturalmworld.
B) Sciencemapproachesmdataminmampersonalmormsubjectivemmanner.
C) Conclusionsmof msciencemaremsubject mtomchangembased monmnew mfindings.
D) Sciencemestablishesmhypothesesmthat mhavemthempotentialmtombemtested mand mdisproved.
3) Muchmof msciencemismbased monmanmapproachmknownmasmthem method.
A) natural
B) inductive-deductive
C) hypothetical
D) hypothetico-deductive
4) What mismamhypothesis?
A) A mtentativemstatement,mbased monminformationmormdata,mthat mexplainsmamlargemnumberm
of mobservationsmand mguidesmexperimentation.
B) A mreport mof mthemfindingsmof mscientificmexperiments.
C) A mgeneralmstatement mmademtominfermamspecificmconclusion,moftenminmanm"if m.m.m.mth
en"mformat.
D) Usingmisolated mfactsmtomreachmamgeneralmideamthat mmaymexplainmamphenomenon.
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,5) Whichmstatement mabout mamhypothesismismNOTmcorrect?
A) Experimentsmormobservationsmaremconducted mtomtest mamhypothesis.
B) A mhypothesismcanmbemtested mmanymtimesmusingmdifferent mmethods.
C) Datamthat msupport mamhypothesismactuallymprovemit mtombemtrue.
D) If mdatamfrommexperimentationmdoesmnot mlend msupport mtomamhypothesis,mthemhypothe
sismmust mbemrejected mormrevised.
6) Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmamconceptualmschememinmsciencemthat mismstrong
lymsupported,mhasmnot myet mbeenmfound mincorrect,mand mismbased monmthemresultsmof mmany
mobservations?
A) A mscientificmparadigm
B) Descriptivemresearch
C) A mscientificmtheory
D) Experimentalmresults
7) Attemptingmtomunderstand mproximatemormimmediatemcausesminmBiologymrequiresmthismtypem
of mapproach:
A) Evolutionary.
B) Descriptive.
C) Theoretical.
D) Experimental.
8) What mismthemgoalmof musingmthemexperimentalmmethod mtominvestigatemproximatemcauses
minmbiology?
A) Tomdisprovembiologicalmprinciples mormtheories.
B) Tomtest mourmunderstandingmof mambiologicalmsystem.
C) Tombettermmankind mbyminventingmsomethingmunique.
D) Tomprovemormdisprovemthemexistencemof mGod.
9) Tomhavemamframemof mreferencemagainst mwhichmtomcomparemexperimentalmfindings,mamscient
ist mmust
A) studymtwomgroups:mamcontrolmgroupmand manmexperimentalmgroup.
B) eliminatemallmexpectationsmthat mmight mcausemambiased minterpretationmof mthemresults.
C) havemothermscientistsmlookmat mthemresults.
D) domnothing;mam"framemof mreference"mismnot mnecessary.
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,10) Youmareminmyourmfirst mweekmof mstudent mteachingmand marempreparingmamquestionmformyourmstude
ntsmconcerningmexperimentalmdesignmformamsciencem laboratory.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmstate
mentsmwould myoumhopemyourmstudentsmchoosemasmNOTmcorrect mregardingmexperimentalmdesig
n?
A) Allmconditionsmaremheld mthemsamemexcept mformthemconditionmbeingmtested mforminmt
hemexperimentalmgroup.
B) It mismbest mtomusemidenticalmsubjectsm(except mformthemtreatment minmthemexperimentalmgro
up)minmordermtomreducemthemuncontrolled mfactors.
C) Themconditionmbeingmtested minmanmexperiment mismthem"control."
D) Statisticalmcomparisonsmaremmadembetweenmgroupsmtomdeterminemif manymdifferencem
ismbeyond mrandommchance.
11) Inmyourmstudymgroupmyoumhavembeenmasked mtomexplainmthemdifferencembetweenmcontrolmand me
xperimentalmgroups.mWhichmstatement mgivembelow mprovidesmthembest mdescriptionmof mamcontro
lmgroup?
A) A mgroupmwithmthemconditionmthat mismbeingmtested.
B) A mnon-randommsamplemtakenmthroughmallmexperimentalmsteps.
C) A mvariablemthat mismbeingmdeliberatelymvaried minmthemexperiment.
D) A mgroupmthat mlacksmthemdisturbancemexperienced mbymthemexperimentalmgroup.
12) Somemecologistsmstudymcomplexminteractionsmof manimalsmand mplantsminmforests.mSuchmfield mre
searchmproducesmslightlymdifferent mresultsmformdifferent mresearchers.mInmcontrast,mecologymexp
erimentsmperformed mindoorsmwithmonemorganismminmamterrariummusuallymproducemresultsmthat m
aremrepeatable.mWhat mismthemmost mlikelymexplanation?
A) Themscientificmmethod mismonlymusefulminmlaboratorymsettings.
B) It mismnot mpossiblemtomestablishmamcontrolmgroupmoutsidemof mamlaboratory.
C) It mismeasiermtomhold mallmbut monemvariablemconstant minmamlaboratory.
D) Fieldworkmismevolutionary;mlaboratorymworkmismexperimental.
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, 13) A mpersonmgoesmaround mbangingmamdrummeachmday.mYoumaskmhimmwhy.mHemreplies,m"Tomdrivem
off mthemtigers!"mYoumreplym"But mtheremaren't manymtigersmaround mhere."mHemreplies,m"See, mit mw
orks!"mFrommamsciencemviewpoint,mthismconclusion
A) ismsciencembecausemit mismpredictivemof mwhat mwillmhappenmtomorrow mmorning.
B) ismscientificallymvalid mbecausemtheremismprobably mamconnectionmbetweenmloud mnoisema
nd mabsencemof mtigers.
C) ismnot mvalid munlessmtheremismthempotentialmformtigersmtombemhere,mormamtest mismrunm
withmtigers.
D) cannot mbemscientificallymtreated mbecausemit minvolvesmhumanmbehavior.
14) FrommMissourimtomcentralmOhiomtomPennsylvania,mmany mpeoplembelievemthat mtheymhavemwater
mmoccasinsm("cottonmouthmsnakes")minmtheirmfarmmponds.mManymhavem"seenmthem" malthoughm
theymaremnot msomfoolishmasmtomtrymtomcapturemonemalive.mMeanwhile,mthemwildlifemofficersmand m
themrangemmapsminmthemherpetologymbooksmsaymthat mcottonmouthsmdomnot mbreed mthismfarmnorth.
mWhat mismthemmost mscientificmattitudemtomassumemonmthismissue?
A) Observationsmbymbothmthempublicmand mthemfishmand mgamemofficersmaremsubjectivemsomt
hismismnot mpossiblemtomresolvemobjectively.
B) A mfield mtripmtomthempond mlocationsmtomcapturemand mconfirmmthemidentitymof mthemsna
kesmwould msettlemthemmatter.
C) Scientificmbooksmwithmrangemmapsmarembased monmfield mresearchmand,mtherefor
e,mdeterminemthemtruthminmthismcase.
D) Becausemlivingmorganismsmaremactive,mscientificmtheoriesminmbiology malwaysmchangema
nd mthemoldermbooksmaremthereforemwrong.
15) Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmaddressesmanmultimatemcauseminmbiologymthat mcould m
bemstudied musingmthemcomparativemmethod?
A) How mdoesmanmanimalmmaintainmamconstant mbodymtemperatureminmdifferent menvironment
almconditions?
B) What maremthemevolutionarymfactorsmthat mcaused msomemspeciesmof mbirdsmtomacqui
remcomplexmpatternsmof mseasonalmmigrationmbetweenmNorthmand mSouthmAmeri
ca?
C) What maremthemenvironmentalmfactorsmthat msignalmthembirdsmof mamparticularmspeciesm
tombeginmtheirmseasonalmmigration?
D) What maremthemreceptorsmformgeomagnetismminmMonarchmbutterflies?
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m m m m m m
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m m
1) A mcharacteristicmof msciencemismthat
A) it mismnot mexplained mbymnaturalmlaws.
B) itsmhypothesesmaremtestable.
C) itsmconclusionsmaremfinal.
D) it mismnot mfalsifiable.
E) it mseeksmtomdefinemthemvitalisticmforcesmof mlife.
2) Duringmthemcreationmcourt mcaseminmArkansas,mJudgemOvertonmdefined mthemessentialmpropertiesm
of mscience.mWhichmstatement mismNOTmtruemabout mscience?
A) Sciencemismconcerned mabout munderstandingmthemnaturalmworld.
B) Sciencemapproachesmdataminmampersonalmormsubjectivemmanner.
C) Conclusionsmof msciencemaremsubject mtomchangembased monmnew mfindings.
D) Sciencemestablishesmhypothesesmthat mhavemthempotentialmtombemtested mand mdisproved.
3) Muchmof msciencemismbased monmanmapproachmknownmasmthem method.
A) natural
B) inductive-deductive
C) hypothetical
D) hypothetico-deductive
4) What mismamhypothesis?
A) A mtentativemstatement,mbased monminformationmormdata,mthat mexplainsmamlargemnumberm
of mobservationsmand mguidesmexperimentation.
B) A mreport mof mthemfindingsmof mscientificmexperiments.
C) A mgeneralmstatement mmademtominfermamspecificmconclusion,moftenminmanm"if m.m.m.mth
en"mformat.
D) Usingmisolated mfactsmtomreachmamgeneralmideamthat mmaymexplainmamphenomenon.
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,5) Whichmstatement mabout mamhypothesismismNOTmcorrect?
A) Experimentsmormobservationsmaremconducted mtomtest mamhypothesis.
B) A mhypothesismcanmbemtested mmanymtimesmusingmdifferent mmethods.
C) Datamthat msupport mamhypothesismactuallymprovemit mtombemtrue.
D) If mdatamfrommexperimentationmdoesmnot mlend msupport mtomamhypothesis,mthemhypothe
sismmust mbemrejected mormrevised.
6) Whichmof mthemfollowingmbest mdescribesmamconceptualmschememinmsciencemthat mismstrong
lymsupported,mhasmnot myet mbeenmfound mincorrect,mand mismbased monmthemresultsmof mmany
mobservations?
A) A mscientificmparadigm
B) Descriptivemresearch
C) A mscientificmtheory
D) Experimentalmresults
7) Attemptingmtomunderstand mproximatemormimmediatemcausesminmBiologymrequiresmthismtypem
of mapproach:
A) Evolutionary.
B) Descriptive.
C) Theoretical.
D) Experimental.
8) What mismthemgoalmof musingmthemexperimentalmmethod mtominvestigatemproximatemcauses
minmbiology?
A) Tomdisprovembiologicalmprinciples mormtheories.
B) Tomtest mourmunderstandingmof mambiologicalmsystem.
C) Tombettermmankind mbyminventingmsomethingmunique.
D) Tomprovemormdisprovemthemexistencemof mGod.
9) Tomhavemamframemof mreferencemagainst mwhichmtomcomparemexperimentalmfindings,mamscient
ist mmust
A) studymtwomgroups:mamcontrolmgroupmand manmexperimentalmgroup.
B) eliminatemallmexpectationsmthat mmight mcausemambiased minterpretationmof mthemresults.
C) havemothermscientistsmlookmat mthemresults.
D) domnothing;mam"framemof mreference"mismnot mnecessary.
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,10) Youmareminmyourmfirst mweekmof mstudent mteachingmand marempreparingmamquestionmformyourmstude
ntsmconcerningmexperimentalmdesignmformamsciencem laboratory.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmstate
mentsmwould myoumhopemyourmstudentsmchoosemasmNOTmcorrect mregardingmexperimentalmdesig
n?
A) Allmconditionsmaremheld mthemsamemexcept mformthemconditionmbeingmtested mforminmt
hemexperimentalmgroup.
B) It mismbest mtomusemidenticalmsubjectsm(except mformthemtreatment minmthemexperimentalmgro
up)minmordermtomreducemthemuncontrolled mfactors.
C) Themconditionmbeingmtested minmanmexperiment mismthem"control."
D) Statisticalmcomparisonsmaremmadembetweenmgroupsmtomdeterminemif manymdifferencem
ismbeyond mrandommchance.
11) Inmyourmstudymgroupmyoumhavembeenmasked mtomexplainmthemdifferencembetweenmcontrolmand me
xperimentalmgroups.mWhichmstatement mgivembelow mprovidesmthembest mdescriptionmof mamcontro
lmgroup?
A) A mgroupmwithmthemconditionmthat mismbeingmtested.
B) A mnon-randommsamplemtakenmthroughmallmexperimentalmsteps.
C) A mvariablemthat mismbeingmdeliberatelymvaried minmthemexperiment.
D) A mgroupmthat mlacksmthemdisturbancemexperienced mbymthemexperimentalmgroup.
12) Somemecologistsmstudymcomplexminteractionsmof manimalsmand mplantsminmforests.mSuchmfield mre
searchmproducesmslightlymdifferent mresultsmformdifferent mresearchers.mInmcontrast,mecologymexp
erimentsmperformed mindoorsmwithmonemorganismminmamterrariummusuallymproducemresultsmthat m
aremrepeatable.mWhat mismthemmost mlikelymexplanation?
A) Themscientificmmethod mismonlymusefulminmlaboratorymsettings.
B) It mismnot mpossiblemtomestablishmamcontrolmgroupmoutsidemof mamlaboratory.
C) It mismeasiermtomhold mallmbut monemvariablemconstant minmamlaboratory.
D) Fieldworkmismevolutionary;mlaboratorymworkmismexperimental.
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, 13) A mpersonmgoesmaround mbangingmamdrummeachmday.mYoumaskmhimmwhy.mHemreplies,m"Tomdrivem
off mthemtigers!"mYoumreplym"But mtheremaren't manymtigersmaround mhere."mHemreplies,m"See, mit mw
orks!"mFrommamsciencemviewpoint,mthismconclusion
A) ismsciencembecausemit mismpredictivemof mwhat mwillmhappenmtomorrow mmorning.
B) ismscientificallymvalid mbecausemtheremismprobably mamconnectionmbetweenmloud mnoisema
nd mabsencemof mtigers.
C) ismnot mvalid munlessmtheremismthempotentialmformtigersmtombemhere,mormamtest mismrunm
withmtigers.
D) cannot mbemscientificallymtreated mbecausemit minvolvesmhumanmbehavior.
14) FrommMissourimtomcentralmOhiomtomPennsylvania,mmany mpeoplembelievemthat mtheymhavemwater
mmoccasinsm("cottonmouthmsnakes")minmtheirmfarmmponds.mManymhavem"seenmthem" malthoughm
theymaremnot msomfoolishmasmtomtrymtomcapturemonemalive.mMeanwhile,mthemwildlifemofficersmand m
themrangemmapsminmthemherpetologymbooksmsaymthat mcottonmouthsmdomnot mbreed mthismfarmnorth.
mWhat mismthemmost mscientificmattitudemtomassumemonmthismissue?
A) Observationsmbymbothmthempublicmand mthemfishmand mgamemofficersmaremsubjectivemsomt
hismismnot mpossiblemtomresolvemobjectively.
B) A mfield mtripmtomthempond mlocationsmtomcapturemand mconfirmmthemidentitymof mthemsna
kesmwould msettlemthemmatter.
C) Scientificmbooksmwithmrangemmapsmarembased monmfield mresearchmand,mtherefor
e,mdeterminemthemtruthminmthismcase.
D) Becausemlivingmorganismsmaremactive,mscientificmtheoriesminmbiology malwaysmchangema
nd mthemoldermbooksmaremthereforemwrong.
15) Whichmof mthemfollowingmquestionsmaddressesmanmultimatemcauseminmbiologymthat mcould m
bemstudied musingmthemcomparativemmethod?
A) How mdoesmanmanimalmmaintainmamconstant mbodymtemperatureminmdifferent menvironment
almconditions?
B) What maremthemevolutionarymfactorsmthat mcaused msomemspeciesmof mbirdsmtomacqui
remcomplexmpatternsmof mseasonalmmigrationmbetweenmNorthmand mSouthmAmeri
ca?
C) What maremthemenvironmentalmfactorsmthat msignalmthembirdsmof mamparticularmspeciesm
tombeginmtheirmseasonalmmigration?
D) What maremthemreceptorsmformgeomagnetismminmMonarchmbutterflies?
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