CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS 3RD EDITION (QUIZ #1)
QUESTIONS AND WELL RESEARCHED ANSWERS
1. All the organisms on your campus make up
A) an ecosystem
B) a community
C) a population
D) a taxonomic domain: B) Community
2. Which of the following best demonstrates the unity among all organisms?
A) Emergent properties
B) Descent with modification
C) DNA structure and function
D) Natural selection: D) Natural Selection
3. A controlled experiment is one that
A) Proceeds slowly enough that a scientust can make careful records of the
results
B) Tests experimental and control groups in parallel
C) Is repeated many times to make sure the results are accurate
D) Keeps all varibles constant: B) Tests experimental and control groups in parallel
4. Which of the following statements best distinguishes hypotheses from the-
ories in science?
A) Theories are hypotheses that have been proved
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, CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS 3RD EDITION (QUIZ #1)
QUESTIONS AND WELL RESEARCHED ANSWERS
B) Hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers
C) Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad
explanatory power
D)Theories are proved true; hypotheses are often contradicted by experimen-tal
results: C) Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power
5. Which of the following best describes the logic of scientific inquiry?
A) If I generate a testable hypothesis, tests and observations will support it
B) If my prediction is correct, it will lead to a testable hypothesis
C) If my observations are accurate, they will support my hypothesis
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QUESTIONS AND WELL RESEARCHED ANSWERS
1. All the organisms on your campus make up
A) an ecosystem
B) a community
C) a population
D) a taxonomic domain: B) Community
2. Which of the following best demonstrates the unity among all organisms?
A) Emergent properties
B) Descent with modification
C) DNA structure and function
D) Natural selection: D) Natural Selection
3. A controlled experiment is one that
A) Proceeds slowly enough that a scientust can make careful records of the
results
B) Tests experimental and control groups in parallel
C) Is repeated many times to make sure the results are accurate
D) Keeps all varibles constant: B) Tests experimental and control groups in parallel
4. Which of the following statements best distinguishes hypotheses from the-
ories in science?
A) Theories are hypotheses that have been proved
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, CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS 3RD EDITION (QUIZ #1)
QUESTIONS AND WELL RESEARCHED ANSWERS
B) Hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers
C) Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad
explanatory power
D)Theories are proved true; hypotheses are often contradicted by experimen-tal
results: C) Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power
5. Which of the following best describes the logic of scientific inquiry?
A) If I generate a testable hypothesis, tests and observations will support it
B) If my prediction is correct, it will lead to a testable hypothesis
C) If my observations are accurate, they will support my hypothesis
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