ASU BIO 182 EXAM 1 - COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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Question 1: 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.)■
Question 2: Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a
worldview involving naturalistic evolution.
Answer:
False - (A creationist worldview was the reason for opposing irrational
numbers.)
Question 3: 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)
Question 4: 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 ____________.
models
observations
experiments
,Question 5: 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
Question 6: All of the above are equally precise
Answer:
mathematical
An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between
two variables results from cause and effect.
True
Question 7: 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.
Question 8: d. achieves all of the above.
Answer:
d. achieves all of the above.
Question 9: Biologists used induction to hypothesize that snakes
use pits to see heat.
Answer:
,True
Question 10: Biologists used induction to predict the percentage of
times that a snakes with sealed pits would choose the cool box.
Answer:
False
Question 11: Each treatment (sealed pits vs. unsealed pits) was
replicated 20 times.
Answer:
False
Question 12: The experiment would be flawed if snakes were not
randomly assigned to each treatment.
Answer:
True
Question 13: The group of snakes whose pits were left unsealed
served as a control in this experiment.
Answer:
True
Use this information to answer the questions below.
More than a decade after Darwin returned from his voyage on the HMS
Beagle, an explorer named Alfred Wallace voyaged to the Malay Islands.
Wallace was struck by the biodiversity of the islands. In particular, he
noticed animals with structures designed to attack plants, and plants with
structures designed to protect them from animals. Wallace reasoned that
differences among individuals provided advantages that gradually led to
evolution. He immediately sent a manuscript describing his idea to
Charles Lyell, who then shared the manuscript with Darwin. Wallace's
model of evolution by natural selection was published a paper that
appeared in the same issue as Darwin's paper.
, Question 14: Unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural
selection required variation among individuals.
Answer:
False
Question 15: Wallace used induction to develop a model of
evolution by natural selection.
Answer:
True
Question 16: Unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of
evolution without observing species living on islands.
Answer:
False
Question 17: Both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that
differences among individuals were passed onto their offspring.
Answer:
True
Question 18: Similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of
evolution by natural selection while voyaging around world.
Answer:
False
Question 19: Both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview
described as either naturalistic evolution or theistic evolution.
Answer:
True
Use this information to answer the questions below.
In certain populations in Africa, people who drink cow's milk suffer from
cramps and diarrhea. This condition results from an inability to digest
lactose, the major carbohydrate in milk. Interestingly, these people
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
JUST RELEASED
Question 1: 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.)■
Question 2: Opposition to irrational numbers stemmed from a
worldview involving naturalistic evolution.
Answer:
False - (A creationist worldview was the reason for opposing irrational
numbers.)
Question 3: 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)
Question 4: 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 ____________.
models
observations
experiments
,Question 5: 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
Question 6: All of the above are equally precise
Answer:
mathematical
An experiment enables one to demonstrate that a correlation between
two variables results from cause and effect.
True
Question 7: 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.
Question 8: d. achieves all of the above.
Answer:
d. achieves all of the above.
Question 9: Biologists used induction to hypothesize that snakes
use pits to see heat.
Answer:
,True
Question 10: Biologists used induction to predict the percentage of
times that a snakes with sealed pits would choose the cool box.
Answer:
False
Question 11: Each treatment (sealed pits vs. unsealed pits) was
replicated 20 times.
Answer:
False
Question 12: The experiment would be flawed if snakes were not
randomly assigned to each treatment.
Answer:
True
Question 13: The group of snakes whose pits were left unsealed
served as a control in this experiment.
Answer:
True
Use this information to answer the questions below.
More than a decade after Darwin returned from his voyage on the HMS
Beagle, an explorer named Alfred Wallace voyaged to the Malay Islands.
Wallace was struck by the biodiversity of the islands. In particular, he
noticed animals with structures designed to attack plants, and plants with
structures designed to protect them from animals. Wallace reasoned that
differences among individuals provided advantages that gradually led to
evolution. He immediately sent a manuscript describing his idea to
Charles Lyell, who then shared the manuscript with Darwin. Wallace's
model of evolution by natural selection was published a paper that
appeared in the same issue as Darwin's paper.
, Question 14: Unlike Wallace, Darwin did not believe that natural
selection required variation among individuals.
Answer:
False
Question 15: Wallace used induction to develop a model of
evolution by natural selection.
Answer:
True
Question 16: Unlike Wallace, Darwin's conceived his theory of
evolution without observing species living on islands.
Answer:
False
Question 17: Both Darwin and Wallace must have assumed that
differences among individuals were passed onto their offspring.
Answer:
True
Question 18: Similar to Wallace, Darwin conceived a theory of
evolution by natural selection while voyaging around world.
Answer:
False
Question 19: Both Wallace and Darwin adopted a worldview
described as either naturalistic evolution or theistic evolution.
Answer:
True
Use this information to answer the questions below.
In certain populations in Africa, people who drink cow's milk suffer from
cramps and diarrhea. This condition results from an inability to digest
lactose, the major carbohydrate in milk. Interestingly, these people
