Biol 2150 Exam 1 Review Ch. 1.1, Genetics, 21, And 22 Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

BIOL 2150 EXAM 1 REVIEW CH. 1.1, GENETICS, 21, AND
22 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

Question:
1. observation

Answer:
viewing world around you

Question:
2. experimentation

Answer:
controlled way of asking and answering questions about the world objectively

Question:
3. hypothesis

Answer:
tentative explanation for observation

Question:
4. purpose of experimentation

Answer:
to test hypothesis

Question:
5. controlled experiment

Answer:
conditions are kept as similar as possible in each trial. one variable is changed per
trial

Question:
6. variable

Answer:
condition with possibility of causing change

Question:
7. independent variable

Answer:
variable that is changed, it causes change

, Question:
8. dependent variable

Answer:
variable that is measured

Question:
9. control variable

Answer:
variable that is kept constant throughout all experimentation

Question:
10. treatment group

Answer:
group given the treatment/variable

Question:
11. test group

Answer:
group given the treatment/variable

Question:
12. control group

Answer:
group treated same as treatment group except it does not receive treatment, the
treatment group is compared to the control group

Question:
13. theory

Answer:
general explanation of the world supported by a large body of experiments and
observations

Question:
14. what must be testable

Answer:
predictions