,Exam
Namef
MULTIPLEf CHOICE.f Choosef thef onef alternativef thatf bestf completesf thef statementf orf answersf thef question.
1) Scientificfinquiryfisfbasedfon 1)ffff
A) informationf foundf inf af gossipf magazine.
B) culturalf biasesf orf traditions.
C) naturalf causes.
D) storiesf thatf aref passedf downf throughf generations.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
2) Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffafnaturalfcause? 2)ffff
A) Maggotsf appearf spontaneouslyf onf rottingf meat.
B) Iffyoufsneeze,fyoufwillfdie.
C) Epilepsyfisfafdiseasefcausedfbyfuncontrolledffiringfoffnervefcellsfinfthefbrain.
D) Micef arisef fromf discardedf garbage.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
3) Sciencef cannotf answerf certainf faith-basedf questionsf because 3)ffff
A) scientistsf aref notf ablef tof studyf humanf behavior.
B) faith-basedf beliefsf aref impossiblef tof eitherf provef orf disprove.
C) theref arenʹtf enoughf variables.
D) faithf requiresf deductivef reasoning.f
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
4) Whichf off thef followingf isf FALSEf aboutf scientificf theories? 4)ffff
A) Theyf aref developedf byf inductivef reasoning.
B) Theyf canf bef eitherf supportedf orf modifiedf byf newf observations.
C) Theyf aref usedf tof supportf observationsf usingf deductivef reasoning.
D) Theyf havef beenf thoroughlyf tested.
E) Theyf aref firmlyf establishedf andf cannotf bef refuted.f
Answer:f E
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.9
1
,5) WhichfoffthesefwouldfbefanfexamplefoffafNON-scientificfstudy? 5)ffff
A) NASAf sendsf tadpolesf upf inf thef spacef shuttlef tof seef howf gravityf affectsf theirf development.
B) Af studyf determinesf differencesf inf thef speciesf compositionf inf twof parks.
C) Af companyf usesf differentf advertisingf methodsf forf af productf tof determinef whichf onefp
roducesfthefmostfsales.
D) Consumersf aref askedf whichf tomatof varietyf producesf thef best-tastingf spaghettif sauce.
E) Peoplef aref immunizedf withf differentf vaccinesf tof determinef theirf relativef effectivenessfa
gainstfthefflufvirus.
Answer:f D
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
6) Thef scientificf methodf includesf allf off thef followingf EXCEPT 6)ffff
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) anf observation.
D) afhypothesis.
E) af testablef theory.
Answer:f E
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
7) Wef usef thef scientificf methodf everyf day.f Imaginef thatf yourf carf doesnʹtf startf onef morningf beforefsc 7)ffff
hool.fWhichfoffthesefisfafreasonablef hypothesisfregardingfthefproblem?
A) Iʹmfgoingftofbeflate.
B) Ifshouldfaddfafquartfoffoil.
C) IffIfputfgasfinfmyfcar,fitfwillfstart.
D) Ifshouldfcheckfwhetherftheflightsfwerefleftfonfandfdrainedfthefbattery.
E) Ifshouldfchangefthefbatteryforfthefstarter.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
8) Af scientificf theory 8)ffff
A) isfanfeducatedfguess.
B) willfneverfbefchanged.
C) isflessfreliablefthanfafhypothesis.
D) isf af generalf explanationf forf naturalf phenomena.f
Answer:f D
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.9
9) Af scientificf explanationf thatf isf conditionalf andf requiresf moref investigationf isf calledf a(n) 9)ffff
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
2
, 10) Af carefullyf formulatedf scientificf explanationf thatf isf basedf onf extensivef observationsf andf isf infac 10)ff f
cordfwithfscientificfprinciplesfisfcalledfa
A) control.
B) theory.
C) postulate.
D) fact.
E) hypothesis.
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
11) Allf off thef followingf aref featuresf off thef scientificf methodf EXCEPT 11)ff f
A) hypothesisf formulation.
B) supernaturalf causes.
C) observationf andf experimentation.
D) repeatablef byf otherf scientists.
E) deductivefreasoning.f
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
12) Supposef youf aref testingf af treatmentf forf AIDSf patientsf andf findf thatf 75%f respondf well,f whereasf25 12)ff f
%fshowfnofimprovementforfafdeclinefinfhealth.fYoufshould
A) reviewf thef results,f modifyf thef drugf orf thef dosage,f andf repeatf thef experiment.
B) concludef thatf onlyf 75%f off AIDSf patientsf shouldf bef treated.
C) beginfworkfonfdevelopingfafnewfdrug.
D) discontinuef experimentationf withf thisf treatmentf becausef 25%f off patientsf didf notf improve.
E) concludef thatf youf havef provenf thef effectivenessf off thef drug.f
Answer:f A
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
13) Alexanderf Flemingf observedf af colonyf off moldf thatf inhibitedf thef growthf off nearbyf bacteria.f Whatfw 13)ff f
asfthefhypothesisfproposedfbyfFlemingftofexplainfthisfresult?
A) Thef bacteriaf changedf theirf DNAf whenf growingf nearf thef mold.
B) Thefmoldfusedfallfoffthefnutrientsfsofthatfthefbacteriafcouldnʹtfgrow.
C) Thef moldf producedf af substancef thatf killedf nearbyf bacteria.
D) Thefmoldfwasfdead.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
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Namef
MULTIPLEf CHOICE.f Choosef thef onef alternativef thatf bestf completesf thef statementf orf answersf thef question.
1) Scientificfinquiryfisfbasedfon 1)ffff
A) informationf foundf inf af gossipf magazine.
B) culturalf biasesf orf traditions.
C) naturalf causes.
D) storiesf thatf aref passedf downf throughf generations.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
2) Whichfofftheffollowingfisfanfexamplefoffafnaturalfcause? 2)ffff
A) Maggotsf appearf spontaneouslyf onf rottingf meat.
B) Iffyoufsneeze,fyoufwillfdie.
C) Epilepsyfisfafdiseasefcausedfbyfuncontrolledffiringfoffnervefcellsfinfthefbrain.
D) Micef arisef fromf discardedf garbage.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
3) Sciencef cannotf answerf certainf faith-basedf questionsf because 3)ffff
A) scientistsf aref notf ablef tof studyf humanf behavior.
B) faith-basedf beliefsf aref impossiblef tof eitherf provef orf disprove.
C) theref arenʹtf enoughf variables.
D) faithf requiresf deductivef reasoning.f
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.6
4) Whichf off thef followingf isf FALSEf aboutf scientificf theories? 4)ffff
A) Theyf aref developedf byf inductivef reasoning.
B) Theyf canf bef eitherf supportedf orf modifiedf byf newf observations.
C) Theyf aref usedf tof supportf observationsf usingf deductivef reasoning.
D) Theyf havef beenf thoroughlyf tested.
E) Theyf aref firmlyf establishedf andf cannotf bef refuted.f
Answer:f E
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.9
1
,5) WhichfoffthesefwouldfbefanfexamplefoffafNON-scientificfstudy? 5)ffff
A) NASAf sendsf tadpolesf upf inf thef spacef shuttlef tof seef howf gravityf affectsf theirf development.
B) Af studyf determinesf differencesf inf thef speciesf compositionf inf twof parks.
C) Af companyf usesf differentf advertisingf methodsf forf af productf tof determinef whichf onefp
roducesfthefmostfsales.
D) Consumersf aref askedf whichf tomatof varietyf producesf thef best-tastingf spaghettif sauce.
E) Peoplef aref immunizedf withf differentf vaccinesf tof determinef theirf relativef effectivenessfa
gainstfthefflufvirus.
Answer:f D
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
6) Thef scientificf methodf includesf allf off thef followingf EXCEPT 6)ffff
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) anf observation.
D) afhypothesis.
E) af testablef theory.
Answer:f E
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
7) Wef usef thef scientificf methodf everyf day.f Imaginef thatf yourf carf doesnʹtf startf onef morningf beforefsc 7)ffff
hool.fWhichfoffthesefisfafreasonablef hypothesisfregardingfthefproblem?
A) Iʹmfgoingftofbeflate.
B) Ifshouldfaddfafquartfoffoil.
C) IffIfputfgasfinfmyfcar,fitfwillfstart.
D) Ifshouldfcheckfwhetherftheflightsfwerefleftfonfandfdrainedfthefbattery.
E) Ifshouldfchangefthefbatteryforfthefstarter.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
8) Af scientificf theory 8)ffff
A) isfanfeducatedfguess.
B) willfneverfbefchanged.
C) isflessfreliablefthanfafhypothesis.
D) isf af generalf explanationf forf naturalf phenomena.f
Answer:f D
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.9
9) Af scientificf explanationf thatf isf conditionalf andf requiresf moref investigationf isf calledf a(n) 9)ffff
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
2
, 10) Af carefullyf formulatedf scientificf explanationf thatf isf basedf onf extensivef observationsf andf isf infac 10)ff f
cordfwithfscientificfprinciplesfisfcalledfa
A) control.
B) theory.
C) postulate.
D) fact.
E) hypothesis.
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
11) Allf off thef followingf aref featuresf off thef scientificf methodf EXCEPT 11)ff f
A) hypothesisf formulation.
B) supernaturalf causes.
C) observationf andf experimentation.
D) repeatablef byf otherf scientists.
E) deductivefreasoning.f
Answer:f B
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
12) Supposef youf aref testingf af treatmentf forf AIDSf patientsf andf findf thatf 75%f respondf well,f whereasf25 12)ff f
%fshowfnofimprovementforfafdeclinefinfhealth.fYoufshould
A) reviewf thef results,f modifyf thef drugf orf thef dosage,f andf repeatf thef experiment.
B) concludef thatf onlyf 75%f off AIDSf patientsf shouldf bef treated.
C) beginfworkfonfdevelopingfafnewfdrug.
D) discontinuef experimentationf withf thisf treatmentf becausef 25%f off patientsf didf notf improve.
E) concludef thatf youf havef provenf thef effectivenessf off thef drug.f
Answer:f A
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
13) Alexanderf Flemingf observedf af colonyf off moldf thatf inhibitedf thef growthf off nearbyf bacteria.f Whatfw 13)ff f
asfthefhypothesisfproposedfbyfFlemingftofexplainfthisfresult?
A) Thef bacteriaf changedf theirf DNAf whenf growingf nearf thef mold.
B) Thefmoldfusedfallfoffthefnutrientsfsofthatfthefbacteriafcouldnʹtfgrow.
C) Thef moldf producedf af substancef thatf killedf nearbyf bacteria.
D) Thefmoldfwasfdead.f
Answer:f C
ChapterfSection:f 1.1
LearningfOutcome:f 1.7
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