Basic Biological Concepts Exam #1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Basic Biological Concepts Exam #1
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Science - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- intellectual activity: observation, description,
experimentation, explanation of the natural world
- must be objective and measurable
- not about values, art, religion, or morals


Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. observation
2. hypothesis
3. prediction
4. experiment
5. conclusion
6. repeatability


Observation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅notice a pattern or phenomenon



Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅testable, logical explanation



Prediction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅"if... then..." statement



Experiment - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅test the prediction



Conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅support or reject hypothesis



Repeatability - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅experiments must be repeated to be valid



Basic Science - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅seeks knowledge for its own sake

, Applied Science - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅uses knowledge to solve real-world problems



Peer Review - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅critical evaluation by other scientists before
results are published


Bias - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unconscious influence on interpretation of data



Pseudoscience - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅claims that sound scientific but lack evidence of
falsifiability


Anecdotes - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unreliable since they may represent exceptions



Sensationalism - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅media exaggeration or misreproting



Scientific Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅a well-supported explanation of natural
phenomena
- supported by facts, experiments, and observations


Biology - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅the scientific study of life



Characteristics of Living Things - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. order/organization
2. sensitivity and response to stimuli
3. reproduction
4. growth and development
5. regulation
6. homeostasis
7. energy processing
8. evolution (change over generations)