Bio 182 ASU Module 1-2 Questions
with Accurate Answers
how many species live in planet earth? - ANSWERSwe don't know. 3-5 million
why is life so incredibly diverse yet so strangely similar? - ANSWERSevolution. there is
a single non random process that has generated all the living beings on earth therefor
they share similarity that emerge through time and are carried forth through generation
to generation.
True or False? Biodiversity on Earth will likely decrease in the near future. -
ANSWERStrue. due to the finger prints of human activity - extinction/invasive
species/rapid change in global climate/habitat destruction
True or False? Scientists believe in evolution even though they currently lack evidence
for the theory. - ANSWERSfalse. there are large amounts of information, both
experimental and observational, that support evolution
Opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence that such numbers cannot
exist. - ANSWERSfalse
Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a worldview involving naturalistic
evolution. - ANSWERSfalse
The belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects religion more than science. -
ANSWERStrue
Modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers because such numbers provide more
accurate solutions to problems than whole numbers do. - ANSWERStrue
The scientific method relies on ____________. - ANSWERSmodels
observations
experiments
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? -
ANSWERSmathematical
An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between two variables
results from cause and effect. - ANSWERStrue
A well designed experiment ___________.
a. controls for environmental and genetic factors.
, b. involves replication of experimental subjects.
c. randomizes experimental subjects among treatments.
d. achieves all of the above.
e. I don't know the answer. - ANSWERSall of the above
What is induction? - ANSWERSthe process or action of bringing about or giving rise to
something.
"isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction"
True or False? Natural selection occurs whenever some individuals reproduce more
than others. - ANSWERSfalse. natural selection occurs when individuals reproduce
more than others when the offspring can inherit traits from parents.
True or False? Organisms evolve by natural selection. - ANSWERSfalse. the population
is what is evolving.
True or False? Darwin's worldview when leaving England would best be described as
Creationism. - ANSWERStrue. due to his upbringing, surroundings, etc before being
exposed to his observations
Unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural selection required variation among
individuals. - ANSWERSfalse
Wallace used induction to develop a model of evolution by natural selection. -
ANSWERStrue
Unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of evolution without observing species
living on islands. - ANSWERSfalse
Both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that differences among individuals were
passed onto their offspring. - ANSWERStrue
Similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of evolution by natural selection while
voyaging around world. - ANSWERSfalse
Both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview described as either naturalistic evolution
or theistic evolution. - ANSWERStrue
True or False? Artificial selection requires heritable variation in a trait. - ANSWERStrue.
True or False? Populations stopped evolving after 25 generations, likely because no
variation in lethal temperature remained. - ANSWERStrue
with Accurate Answers
how many species live in planet earth? - ANSWERSwe don't know. 3-5 million
why is life so incredibly diverse yet so strangely similar? - ANSWERSevolution. there is
a single non random process that has generated all the living beings on earth therefor
they share similarity that emerge through time and are carried forth through generation
to generation.
True or False? Biodiversity on Earth will likely decrease in the near future. -
ANSWERStrue. due to the finger prints of human activity - extinction/invasive
species/rapid change in global climate/habitat destruction
True or False? Scientists believe in evolution even though they currently lack evidence
for the theory. - ANSWERSfalse. there are large amounts of information, both
experimental and observational, that support evolution
Opposition to irrational numbers was based on evidence that such numbers cannot
exist. - ANSWERSfalse
Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a worldview involving naturalistic
evolution. - ANSWERSfalse
The belief that irrational numbers cannot exist reflects religion more than science. -
ANSWERStrue
Modern mathematicians accept irrational numbers because such numbers provide more
accurate solutions to problems than whole numbers do. - ANSWERStrue
The scientific method relies on ____________. - ANSWERSmodels
observations
experiments
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? -
ANSWERSmathematical
An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between two variables
results from cause and effect. - ANSWERStrue
A well designed experiment ___________.
a. controls for environmental and genetic factors.
, b. involves replication of experimental subjects.
c. randomizes experimental subjects among treatments.
d. achieves all of the above.
e. I don't know the answer. - ANSWERSall of the above
What is induction? - ANSWERSthe process or action of bringing about or giving rise to
something.
"isolation, starvation, and other forms of stress induction"
True or False? Natural selection occurs whenever some individuals reproduce more
than others. - ANSWERSfalse. natural selection occurs when individuals reproduce
more than others when the offspring can inherit traits from parents.
True or False? Organisms evolve by natural selection. - ANSWERSfalse. the population
is what is evolving.
True or False? Darwin's worldview when leaving England would best be described as
Creationism. - ANSWERStrue. due to his upbringing, surroundings, etc before being
exposed to his observations
Unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural selection required variation among
individuals. - ANSWERSfalse
Wallace used induction to develop a model of evolution by natural selection. -
ANSWERStrue
Unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of evolution without observing species
living on islands. - ANSWERSfalse
Both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that differences among individuals were
passed onto their offspring. - ANSWERStrue
Similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of evolution by natural selection while
voyaging around world. - ANSWERSfalse
Both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview described as either naturalistic evolution
or theistic evolution. - ANSWERStrue
True or False? Artificial selection requires heritable variation in a trait. - ANSWERStrue.
True or False? Populations stopped evolving after 25 generations, likely because no
variation in lethal temperature remained. - ANSWERStrue
