4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
InWexperimentalWdesign,WtheWcontrolWgroupW_____.
A)WisWexposedWtoWvariousWexperimentalWproceduresWunderWlaboratoryWconditionsW
B)WisWusedWforWcomparisonWagainstWoneWorWmoreWexperimentalWgroupsW
C)WisWmanipulatedWinWoneWorWseveralWwaysW
D)WreceivesWvariableWtreatmentsWunderWtheWcontrolWofWtheWexperimentersW-
WANSWERWB)WisWusedWforWcomparisonWagainstWoneWorWmoreWexperimentalWgroups
LifeWisWonlyWpossibleWwithWaWcontinuousWinputWofW_____.
A)WatomsW
B)WnutrientsW
C)WenergyW
D)WmoleculesW-WANSWERWC)WEnergy
TheWkeyWdrivingWforceWinWnaturalWselectionWasWfirstWproposedWbyWCharlesWDarwinWisWthatW_____.
W
A)WmutationsWareWcommonW
B)WallWformsWofWlifeWreproduceW
C)WresourcesWareWlimitedWandWorganismsWcompeteWwithWeachWotherWforWaccessW
D)Wit'sWalwaysWbetterWtoWbeWbiggerWandWstrongerWthanWothersWinWtheWpopulationW
E)WlivingWthingsWareWformedWfromWcellsW-
WANSWERWC)WresourcesWareWlimitedWandWorganismsWcompeteWwithWeachWotherWforWaccess
KeepingWtheWinternalWenvironmentWwithinWaWtolerableWrangeWisWcalledW_____.
,A)WstimulationW
B)WhomeostasisW
C)WbalanceW
D)WresponseW
E)WcompensationW-WANSWERWB)Whomeostasis
__________WisWtheWacquisitionWofWtraitsWfromWparentsWwhoWtransmitWtheirWDNAWtoWoffspring.
A)ReproductionW
B)WDevelopmentW
C)WHomeostasisW
D)WInheritanceW-WANSWERWD)WInheritance
WhichWofWtheWfollowingWcontainsWallWofWtheWothers?
A)biosphereW
B)communityW
C)ecosystemW
D)populationW-WANSWERWA)Wbiosphere
ScientistsWuseWtheWtermW"theory"WwhenWdiscussingWtheWTheoryWofWGravityWbecauseW_____.
A)WaWtheoryWcanWbeWobservedWbutWnotWtestedW
B)WitWisWbetterWtoWbeWvagueWthanWtoWbeWprovenWwrongW
C)WaWtheoryWisWtheWtermWusedWtoWdescribeWaWhypothesisWthatWisWveryWthoroughlyWtestedW
D)WnotWallWscientistsWareWconvincedWaboutWtheWrealityWofWgravityW-
WANSWERWC)WaWtheoryWisWtheWtermWusedWtoWdescribeWaWhypothesisWthatWisWveryWthoroughly
,ScienceWcan,WorWcanWattemptWto,WanswerWallWofWtheWfollowingWquestionsWexceptW_____.
A)WwhyWtheWparrotfishWisWgreenW
B)WhowWtheWcheetahWbecameWsuchWaWswiftWpredatorW
C)WtheWpurposeWforWhumanWlifeW
D)WhowWtheWcarbonWatomWisWconstructedW
E)WifWsmokingWharmsWaWperson'sWhealthW-WANSWERWC)WtheWpurposeWforWhumanWlife
FromWnature'sWperspective,WtheWmostWimportantWinheritanceWaWsonWorWdaughterWreceivesWfromWtheirWp
arentsWisW_____.
A)WaWsenseWofWmoralWvaluesW
B)WDNAW
C)WanWappreciationWforWtheWvalueWofWaWcollegeWeducationW
D)WaWstrongWworkWethicW
E)WtheirWfirstWcarW-WANSWERWB)WDNA
WhatWstatementWbestWsummarizesWtheWnatureWofWscientificWinquiry?
A)Wmoral,Wphilosophical,WandWethicalWvaluesWwillWeventuallyWbeWreplacedWbyWrationalWexplanationsW
, B)WpersonalWexperience,Winsight,WandWrevelationWareWasWvalidWasWexperimentalWdataW
C)WonceWexperimentallyWverified,WscientificWhypothesisWbecomesWscientificWfactW
D)WexplanationsWaboutWnatureWmustWbeWtestableWinWwaysWthatWothersWcanWrepeatW-
WANSWERWD)WexplanationsWaboutWnatureWmustWbeWtestableWinWwaysWthatWothersWcanWrepeat
WhichWofWtheWfollowingWisWtheWsmallest?
A)WatomW
B)WcellW
C)WmoleculeW
D)WtissueW-WANSWERWA)Watom
SelectWtheWcorrectWstatementWaboutWtheWenergyWand/orWnutrientWthatWmakesWlifeWpossible.
A)WbothWareWrecycled,WnutrientsWwhenWanWorganismWdiesWandWenergyWwhenWitWisWeatenW
B)WtheWsunWprovidesWenergyWinWtheWformWofWheatW
C)WproducersWobtainWbothWenergyWandWnutrientsWfromWtheWenvironmentWwhileWconsumersWobtainWboth
WbyWusingWtheWtissuesWofWproducersWorWotherWorganismsW
D)WnutrientsWmoveWthroughWtheWecosystemWinWaWcontinuousWdirectionalWflowW