Biol 180 Week 1 TEST Quiz chapter 5 (Q & A 2023 ATESTED)

Hypothesis correct answers A proposed explanation for a set of observations Null hypothesis correct answers A claim that the hypothesis is not correct Prediction correct answers Describes a measurable/observable result that must be correct if the hypothesis is valid (if, then) Experimental design correct answers 1. Question 2. Hypothesis & null 3. Prediction 4. Testing (observational, experimental) 5. Conclusions- from here, redesign as needed, ask new questions, etc. Species correct answers All distinct, identifiable types of organisms; all share a common ancestry Population correct answers Individuals of the same species living in the same area and time Special creation correct answers God put life on Earth; life is relatively young, species are fixed, all species are unrelated Descent with modification correct answers Past species are the ancestors of current species; life is very old, species are very mutable, all species share a common ancestry Relative dating correct answers Looking at other fossils with known ages and sedimentary rock to determine the age of an unknown fossil Absolute dating correct answers Looking at radioactive decay to determine the age of a fossil Pattern vs. process of a theory correct answers Pattern: summarizes a series of observations Process: a mechanism that supports the pattern Extant species correct answers Species living today Transitional feature correct answers A trait in a fossil species that is intermediate between those of an ancestral and extant species