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ASU BIO 182 EXAM 1 AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence
that such numbers cannot exist. - ANSWER-False - (No
direct evidence for or against irrational numbers was used
to oppose the idea. A religious belief based on faith was
used instead.)
Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a
worldview involving naturalistic evolution. - ANSWER-
False - (A creationist worldview was the reason for
opposing irrational numbers.)
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The belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects
religion more than science. - ANSWER-True - (The notion
that God(s) created a perfect world is the product of a
religion)
Modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers
because such numbers provide more accurate solutions to
problems than whole numbers do. - ANSWER-True -
(irrational numbers are used because they enhance
calculations of measurable properties, such as the area of
a circle).
The scientific method relies on ____________.
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models
observations
experiments
all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
A model is a formal description of a scientific hypothesis.
Which of the following types of models provides the most
precise description of a hypothesis?
verbal
graphical
mathematical
All of the above are equally precise - ANSWER-
mathematical
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An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a
correlation between two variables results from cause and
effect.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A well designed experiment ____________.
a. controls for environmental and genetic factors.
b. involves replication of experimental subjects.
c. randomizes experimental subjects among treatments.
ASU BIO 182 EXAM 1 AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence
that such numbers cannot exist. - ANSWER-False - (No
direct evidence for or against irrational numbers was used
to oppose the idea. A religious belief based on faith was
used instead.)
Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a
worldview involving naturalistic evolution. - ANSWER-
False - (A creationist worldview was the reason for
opposing irrational numbers.)
,2|Page
The belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects
religion more than science. - ANSWER-True - (The notion
that God(s) created a perfect world is the product of a
religion)
Modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers
because such numbers provide more accurate solutions to
problems than whole numbers do. - ANSWER-True -
(irrational numbers are used because they enhance
calculations of measurable properties, such as the area of
a circle).
The scientific method relies on ____________.
,3|Page
models
observations
experiments
all of the above - ANSWER-all of the above
A model is a formal description of a scientific hypothesis.
Which of the following types of models provides the most
precise description of a hypothesis?
verbal
graphical
mathematical
All of the above are equally precise - ANSWER-
mathematical
, 4|Page
An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a
correlation between two variables results from cause and
effect.
True
False - ANSWER-True
A well designed experiment ____________.
a. controls for environmental and genetic factors.
b. involves replication of experimental subjects.
c. randomizes experimental subjects among treatments.
