BI 101 GRCC Final Exam with correct
Answers
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iigood iihypothesis?
1. iiMany iiforces iithat iiinfluence iilife iion iiEarth iido iinot iiwork iiaccording iito iithe iiphysical
iilaws iiof iithe iiuniverse.
2. iiSingle-celled iibacteria iievolved iiinto iimulticellular iiplants iiand iianimals.
3. iiThe iifirst iihumans iienjoyed iilife iimore iithan iimodern iiday iihumans.
4. iiLife iion iiour iiplanet iioriginated iifrom iia iisupernatural iisource. ii- iiAnswers ii-2. iiSingle-
celled iibacteria iievolved iiinto iimulticellular iiplants iiand iianimals.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iibest iidescribes iia iidouble-blind iiexperiment iito iitest
iithe iiside iieffects iiof iia iinew iiprescription iidrug?
1. iiNeither iithe iiresearch iisubjects iinor iithe iiresearchers iiknow iiwho iiis iireceiving iithe
iinew iidrug iiand iiwho iiis iireceiving iia iiplacebo.
2. iiThe iiresearch iisubjects iido iinot iiknow iiwho iiis iiperforming iithe iimeasurements iifor
iitheir iiexperiment.
3. iiThe iiresearcher iidoes iinot iiknow iiwhich iiresearch iisubjects iiare iireceiving iithe iinew
iidrug.
4. iiThe iiresearcher iidoes iinot iitell iithe iiresearch iisubjects iiwhether iithey iiare iiin iithe
iicontrol iior iiexperimental iigroups. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiNeither iithe iiresearch iisubjects iinor
iithe iiresearchers iiknow iiwho iiis iireceiving iithe iinew iidrug iiand iiwho iiis iireceiving iia
iiplacebo.
Bias iiin iian iiexperiment iican iioccur iiwhen ii- iiAnswers ii-a iitechnician iiknows iiwhich
iisamples iiare iifrom iithe iicontrol iigroup.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiexamples iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiprimary iiscientific iisource?
1. iiStudents iiin iiDr. iiParker's iilab iipublish iitheir iiresearch iiresults iiin iithe iicollege
iinewsletter.
2. iiThe iinews iiof iinew iigene iitherapy iiclinical iitrials iiis iiposted iion iia iicompany's iiwebsite.
3. iiYvonne iipublishes iipart iiof iiher iimaster's iithesis iiresearch iiin iia iimajor iiscientific
iijournal iiafter iitwo iimonths iiof iipeer iireview iiand iirevision.
4. iiA iiscientist iiwho iidevelops iia iinew iivaccine iifor iiinfluenza iiappears iion iitelevision iito
iidiscuss iiher iiwork. ii- iiAnswers ii-3. iiYvonne iipublishes iipart iiof iiher iimaster's iithesis
iiresearch iiin iia iimajor iiscientific iijournal iiafter iitwo iimonths iiof iipeer iireview iiand
iirevision.
,Which iiof iithe iifollowing iinews iistories iifrom iia iimedia iisource iicontains iiscientific
iifindings iiwith iithe iileast iicredibility?
1. iiA iibiologist iipromotes iia iiprescription iidrug iithat iiis iiproduced iiby iia iicompany iiof
iiwhich iihe iiis iian iiemployee.
2. iiA iiworldwide iiconsortium iiof iiacademic iiscientists iifunded iiby iiseveral iigovernments
iipublishes iithe iisequence iiof iithe iihuman iigenome.
3. iiA iibiotech iicompany iipublishes iiits iifindings iion iithe iibeneficial iieffects iiof iia
iicholesterol-lowering iidrug iiin iithe iiJournal iiof iithe iiAmerican iiMedical iiAssociation.
4. iiA iilarge iinumber iiof iiscientists, iiincluding iithe iimajority iiof iiliving iiNobel iilaureates,
iipublish iia iistatement iicalling iifor iiaction iion iiglobal iiwarming, iiciting iiconcerns iiabout
iiEarth's iifuture iienvironment. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiA iibiologist iipromotes iia iiprescription iidrug
iithat iiis iiproduced iiby iia iicompany iiof iiwhich iihe iiis iian iiemployee.
A iiscientific iihypothesis iihas iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iifeatures?
1. iiIt iican iiinvolve iithe iisupernatural.
2. iiIt iiis iifalsifiable.
3. iiIt iiis iia iitheory iiabout iisomething.
4. iiIt iiis iinot iibased iion iiobservations. ii- iiAnswers ii-It iiis iifalsifiable.
A iicelebrity iipromotes iia iiproduct iiby iisaying, ii"It iiworked iifor iime." iiThis iiinformation iiis
iian iiexample iiof iia(n) ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-anecdote
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iisign iithat iiscientific iiinformation iion iia iiwebsite iimay iibe
iiunreliable?
1. iiThe iisite iiavoids iianecdotal iievidence.
2. iiThe iisite iiis iiset iiup iito iiallow iiyou iito iibuy iithe iiproduct iibeing iidescribed.
3. iiThe iisite iibacks iiup iiits iiclaims iiwith iireferences iito iiprimary iisources.
4. iiA iireputable iimedical iiestablishment iimaintains iithe iisite. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iisite iiis iiset
iiup iito iiallow iiyou iito iibuy iithe iiproduct iibeing iidescribed.
DNA iiis iicomposed iiof iibuilding iiblocks iicalled ii_____. ii- iiAnswers ii-nucleotides
DNA iihas iithe iiappearance iiof iia ii_____. ii- iiAnswers ii-double iihelix
Living iithings iiare iiable iito iimaintain iihomeostasis. iiWhat iiis iihomeostasis? ii- iiAnswers ii-
a iirelatively iiconstant iiinternal iienvironment
An iiorganic iimolecule iialways iicontains iione iior iimore iiatoms iiof ii________. ii- iiAnswers
ii-carbon
All iicells iiare iisurrounded iiby ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiplasma iimembrane
, Individuals iiof iithe iisame iispecies iivary iifrom iione iianother. iiSome iiare iiwell-suited iito
iitheir iienvironment iiand iisurvive, iiwhile iiothers iiare iinot iias iiwell-suited iiand iidie. iiThe
iiless-successful iivariants iiare iieventually iilost iifrom iithe iipopulation. iiThis iioverall
iiconcept iiis iicalled ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-natural iiselection
What iimakes iiwater iia iigood iisolvent? ii- iiAnswers ii-Water iiis iia iipolar iimolecule.
Each iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iifeature iiof iiall iiknown iiliving iithings iiEXCEPT
1. iigenes iimade iifrom iiproteins.
2. iigrowth.
3. iimetabolism.
4. iihomeostasis. ii- iiAnswers ii-genes iimade iifrom iiproteins
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iilipid?
1. iiribonucleic iiacid
2. iicellulose
3. iicholesterol
4. iisucrose ii- iiAnswers ii-cholesterol
True iior iifalse: iiEukaryotic iicells iioriginated iion iiEarth iibefore iiprokaryotic iicells. ii-
iiAnswers ii-false
How iido iiprokaryotic iiand iieukaryotic iicells iidiffer? ii- iiAnswers ii-Prokaryotic iicells iido iinot
iihave iia iinucleus.
Which iiof iithese iiis iia iiprokaryotic iiorganism?
1. iigoldfish
2. iigreen iialgae
3. iiE. iicoli iibacteria
4. iiamoeba ii- iiAnswers ii-E. iicoli iibacteria
Why iiis iifiber iian iiimportant iipart iiof iia iihealthy iidiet? ii- iiAnswers ii-Fiber iihelps iimaintain
iihealthy iicholesterol iilevels.
Both iiRon iiand iiTerri iieat iia iidiet iifilled iiwith iithe iicorrect iiproportions iiof iicarbohydrates,
iiproteins, iiand iifats. iiRon iieats iia iilot iiof iiraw iivegetables iiand iifruits, iiwhole iigrain
iicereals, iiand iigranola. iiTerri iieats iiwhite iibreads iiand iirolls, iicandy iisnacks, iiand iiboiled
iicanned iivegetables. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiabout iithe iitwo iidiets iiis iitrue?
1. iiTerri's iidiet iidoesn't iicontain iienough iicomplex iicarbohydrates, iiso iishe iiis iinot
iiconsuming iienough iicalories.
2. iiRon's iidiet iiis iiharder iifor iihis iibody iito iidigest, iiso iihe iimay iinot iibe iigetting iienough
iiessential iinutrients.
Answers
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iigood iihypothesis?
1. iiMany iiforces iithat iiinfluence iilife iion iiEarth iido iinot iiwork iiaccording iito iithe iiphysical
iilaws iiof iithe iiuniverse.
2. iiSingle-celled iibacteria iievolved iiinto iimulticellular iiplants iiand iianimals.
3. iiThe iifirst iihumans iienjoyed iilife iimore iithan iimodern iiday iihumans.
4. iiLife iion iiour iiplanet iioriginated iifrom iia iisupernatural iisource. ii- iiAnswers ii-2. iiSingle-
celled iibacteria iievolved iiinto iimulticellular iiplants iiand iianimals.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iibest iidescribes iia iidouble-blind iiexperiment iito iitest
iithe iiside iieffects iiof iia iinew iiprescription iidrug?
1. iiNeither iithe iiresearch iisubjects iinor iithe iiresearchers iiknow iiwho iiis iireceiving iithe
iinew iidrug iiand iiwho iiis iireceiving iia iiplacebo.
2. iiThe iiresearch iisubjects iido iinot iiknow iiwho iiis iiperforming iithe iimeasurements iifor
iitheir iiexperiment.
3. iiThe iiresearcher iidoes iinot iiknow iiwhich iiresearch iisubjects iiare iireceiving iithe iinew
iidrug.
4. iiThe iiresearcher iidoes iinot iitell iithe iiresearch iisubjects iiwhether iithey iiare iiin iithe
iicontrol iior iiexperimental iigroups. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiNeither iithe iiresearch iisubjects iinor
iithe iiresearchers iiknow iiwho iiis iireceiving iithe iinew iidrug iiand iiwho iiis iireceiving iia
iiplacebo.
Bias iiin iian iiexperiment iican iioccur iiwhen ii- iiAnswers ii-a iitechnician iiknows iiwhich
iisamples iiare iifrom iithe iicontrol iigroup.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiexamples iiwould iibe iiconsidered iia iiprimary iiscientific iisource?
1. iiStudents iiin iiDr. iiParker's iilab iipublish iitheir iiresearch iiresults iiin iithe iicollege
iinewsletter.
2. iiThe iinews iiof iinew iigene iitherapy iiclinical iitrials iiis iiposted iion iia iicompany's iiwebsite.
3. iiYvonne iipublishes iipart iiof iiher iimaster's iithesis iiresearch iiin iia iimajor iiscientific
iijournal iiafter iitwo iimonths iiof iipeer iireview iiand iirevision.
4. iiA iiscientist iiwho iidevelops iia iinew iivaccine iifor iiinfluenza iiappears iion iitelevision iito
iidiscuss iiher iiwork. ii- iiAnswers ii-3. iiYvonne iipublishes iipart iiof iiher iimaster's iithesis
iiresearch iiin iia iimajor iiscientific iijournal iiafter iitwo iimonths iiof iipeer iireview iiand
iirevision.
,Which iiof iithe iifollowing iinews iistories iifrom iia iimedia iisource iicontains iiscientific
iifindings iiwith iithe iileast iicredibility?
1. iiA iibiologist iipromotes iia iiprescription iidrug iithat iiis iiproduced iiby iia iicompany iiof
iiwhich iihe iiis iian iiemployee.
2. iiA iiworldwide iiconsortium iiof iiacademic iiscientists iifunded iiby iiseveral iigovernments
iipublishes iithe iisequence iiof iithe iihuman iigenome.
3. iiA iibiotech iicompany iipublishes iiits iifindings iion iithe iibeneficial iieffects iiof iia
iicholesterol-lowering iidrug iiin iithe iiJournal iiof iithe iiAmerican iiMedical iiAssociation.
4. iiA iilarge iinumber iiof iiscientists, iiincluding iithe iimajority iiof iiliving iiNobel iilaureates,
iipublish iia iistatement iicalling iifor iiaction iion iiglobal iiwarming, iiciting iiconcerns iiabout
iiEarth's iifuture iienvironment. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiA iibiologist iipromotes iia iiprescription iidrug
iithat iiis iiproduced iiby iia iicompany iiof iiwhich iihe iiis iian iiemployee.
A iiscientific iihypothesis iihas iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iifeatures?
1. iiIt iican iiinvolve iithe iisupernatural.
2. iiIt iiis iifalsifiable.
3. iiIt iiis iia iitheory iiabout iisomething.
4. iiIt iiis iinot iibased iion iiobservations. ii- iiAnswers ii-It iiis iifalsifiable.
A iicelebrity iipromotes iia iiproduct iiby iisaying, ii"It iiworked iifor iime." iiThis iiinformation iiis
iian iiexample iiof iia(n) ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-anecdote
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iisign iithat iiscientific iiinformation iion iia iiwebsite iimay iibe
iiunreliable?
1. iiThe iisite iiavoids iianecdotal iievidence.
2. iiThe iisite iiis iiset iiup iito iiallow iiyou iito iibuy iithe iiproduct iibeing iidescribed.
3. iiThe iisite iibacks iiup iiits iiclaims iiwith iireferences iito iiprimary iisources.
4. iiA iireputable iimedical iiestablishment iimaintains iithe iisite. ii- iiAnswers ii-The iisite iiis iiset
iiup iito iiallow iiyou iito iibuy iithe iiproduct iibeing iidescribed.
DNA iiis iicomposed iiof iibuilding iiblocks iicalled ii_____. ii- iiAnswers ii-nucleotides
DNA iihas iithe iiappearance iiof iia ii_____. ii- iiAnswers ii-double iihelix
Living iithings iiare iiable iito iimaintain iihomeostasis. iiWhat iiis iihomeostasis? ii- iiAnswers ii-
a iirelatively iiconstant iiinternal iienvironment
An iiorganic iimolecule iialways iicontains iione iior iimore iiatoms iiof ii________. ii- iiAnswers
ii-carbon
All iicells iiare iisurrounded iiby ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiplasma iimembrane
, Individuals iiof iithe iisame iispecies iivary iifrom iione iianother. iiSome iiare iiwell-suited iito
iitheir iienvironment iiand iisurvive, iiwhile iiothers iiare iinot iias iiwell-suited iiand iidie. iiThe
iiless-successful iivariants iiare iieventually iilost iifrom iithe iipopulation. iiThis iioverall
iiconcept iiis iicalled ii________. ii- iiAnswers ii-natural iiselection
What iimakes iiwater iia iigood iisolvent? ii- iiAnswers ii-Water iiis iia iipolar iimolecule.
Each iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iifeature iiof iiall iiknown iiliving iithings iiEXCEPT
1. iigenes iimade iifrom iiproteins.
2. iigrowth.
3. iimetabolism.
4. iihomeostasis. ii- iiAnswers ii-genes iimade iifrom iiproteins
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iia iilipid?
1. iiribonucleic iiacid
2. iicellulose
3. iicholesterol
4. iisucrose ii- iiAnswers ii-cholesterol
True iior iifalse: iiEukaryotic iicells iioriginated iion iiEarth iibefore iiprokaryotic iicells. ii-
iiAnswers ii-false
How iido iiprokaryotic iiand iieukaryotic iicells iidiffer? ii- iiAnswers ii-Prokaryotic iicells iido iinot
iihave iia iinucleus.
Which iiof iithese iiis iia iiprokaryotic iiorganism?
1. iigoldfish
2. iigreen iialgae
3. iiE. iicoli iibacteria
4. iiamoeba ii- iiAnswers ii-E. iicoli iibacteria
Why iiis iifiber iian iiimportant iipart iiof iia iihealthy iidiet? ii- iiAnswers ii-Fiber iihelps iimaintain
iihealthy iicholesterol iilevels.
Both iiRon iiand iiTerri iieat iia iidiet iifilled iiwith iithe iicorrect iiproportions iiof iicarbohydrates,
iiproteins, iiand iifats. iiRon iieats iia iilot iiof iiraw iivegetables iiand iifruits, iiwhole iigrain
iicereals, iiand iigranola. iiTerri iieats iiwhite iibreads iiand iirolls, iicandy iisnacks, iiand iiboiled
iicanned iivegetables. iiWhich iiof iithe iifollowing iistatements iiabout iithe iitwo iidiets iiis iitrue?
1. iiTerri's iidiet iidoesn't iicontain iienough iicomplex iicarbohydrates, iiso iishe iiis iinot
iiconsuming iienough iicalories.
2. iiRon's iidiet iiis iiharder iifor iihis iibody iito iidigest, iiso iihe iimay iinot iibe iigetting iienough
iiessential iinutrients.
