Test Bank for Biology: Science for Life with Physiology, 6th edition by Colleen Belk Isbn No: 9780134819037, All Chapters ||Complete A+ Guide

Test Bank for Biology: Science for Life with Physiology, 6th

edition by Colleen Belk

,Biology: mScience mfor mLife mwith mPhysiology, m6e m(Belk)
Chapter m1 m m Can mScience mCure mthe mCommon mCold? mIntroduction mto mthe mScientific mMethod

1) Why mis mthe mscientific mmethod mused?
A) to manswer mspecific mquestions mabout mthe mnatural mworld
B) to mdetermine mabsolute mtruth
C) to mdistinguish mgood mfrom mevil
D) to mestablish mmoral
mcodes mAnswer: m A

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Knowledge m(Remember)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.1




2) Which mfeature mis mnecessary mfor ma mscientific mhypothesis?
A) It mis mable mto mbe mproven mtrue.
B) It mis mfalsifiable.
C) It mis ma mtheory mabout msomething.
D) It mis mnot mbased mon
mobservations. mAnswer: m B

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Knowledge/Comprehension m(Remember/Understand)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.1




3) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis man mappropriate mscientific mhypothesis?
A) Bad mpeople mcatch mmore mcolds mthan mgood mpeople.
B) Cold mviruses mshould mbe mallowed mto mreproduce mjust mlike manything melse.
C) It mis munethical mto mgo mto mschool mwhen myou mhave ma mcold.
D) People mcatch mcolds mbecause mof mexposure mto mcold
mtemperature. mAnswer: m D

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Comprehension/Application m(Understand/Apply)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.1




4) What mis ma mscientific mtheory?
A) an mexplanation msupported mby mlarge mamounts mof mexperimental mevidence
B) an mexplanation mthat mcannot mbe mmodified mwith mnew mexperimental mevidence
C) little mmore mthan mone mperson's meducated mguess
D) any mtestable mexplanation mfor ma mquestion mor
mproblem mAnswer: m A

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Knowledge m(Remember)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.2

,5) Deductive mreasoning mis mused mto mmake m based mon ma mhypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statistical
mtests mAnswer:

m C mSection: m 1.1

Skill: m Knowledge/Comprehension m(Remember/Understand)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.3




6) Which mhypothesis mwas mtested mby mWarren mand mMarshall mduring mtheir mresearch minvolving
Helicobacter mpylori mbacteria mand mstomach mulcers?
A) Eating mspicy mfood mincreases mpopulations mof mH. mpylori min mthe mstomachs mof mpeople
msusceptible mto mulcers.

B) The mcause mof mmany mstomach mulcers mis mthe mbacterium mH. mpylori, mnot mspicy mfood.
C) Stomach macid mproduction mis mdecreased mby mH. mpylori mbacteria min mthe mstomachs mof mpeople
mwith mulcers.

D) Acute mstomach mpain mis moften mcaused mby mH. mpylori mbacteria, mnot
mulcers. mAnswer: m B

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Comprehension/Application m(Understand/Apply)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.1




7) Which mmicrobiologists mcontributed mto mthe mgerm mtheory mof mdisease?
A) Warren mand mMarshall
B) Pasteur mand mKoch
C) Watson mand mCrick
D) Jacob mand
mMonod mAnswer: m B

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Knowledge/Comprehension m(Remember/Understand)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.2




8) Which mstatement mwould mbe mcorrect mif man minductively mreasoned mhypothesis mmakes msense,
mbased mon mall mavailable mand mhistorical mobservations?

A) The mhypothesis mmust mbe mtrue.
B) The mhypothesis mcannot mpossibly mbe mtrue.
C) The mhypothesis mmust mbe mtested.
D) Experimentation mis mnot
mnecessary. mAnswer: m C

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Application m(Apply)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.4

, 9) Why mare mhypotheses mnever maccepted mas mproven mby mscientists?
A) A mhypothesis mcannot mever mbe mtrue mor mfalse mbecause mit mis man mopinion.
B) Experimentation mcannot msupport ma mhypothesis mbecause mit monly mtests mpredictions.
C) Hypotheses mchange mevery mtime ma mnew mexperiment mis mconducted.
D) Alternative mhypotheses mmight mprovide ma mbetter manswer mto mthe mresearch
mquestion. mAnswer: m D

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Analysis m(Analyze)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.4




10) What mis mthe mresult mwhen ma mwell-tested mhypothesis mis msupported mby mmany mindependent
mstudies min mthe mscientific mcommunity?

A) The mhypothesis mwould mbe mconsidered ma mscientific mtheory.
B) The mhypothesis mis mnow mbe mreferred mto mas ma mprediction.
C) Further mexperiments mwould mnot moccur munless ma msufficient malternative mis mproposed.
D) The mhypothesis mis ma mfact mthat mcannot mbe
mrefuted. mAnswer: m A

Section: m 1.2
Skill: m Comprehension/Application m(Understand/Apply)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.5




11) Consider mthis mhypothesis: m"Drinking mEchinacea mtea mreduces mthe mduration mand
mseverity mof mcolds." mWhich mof mthe mfollowing mstatements mis mthe mbest mprediction mbased mon

mthis mhypothesis?

A) If mpeople mwith ma mcold mdrink mEchinacea mtea, mthen mthey mwill mfeel mbetter msooner.
B) If mpeople mwith ma mcold mdrink mEchinacea mtea, mthen ma mtea mingredient mwill mdestroy mthe mcold mviruses.
C) If mpeople mwith ma mcold mdrink mEchinacea mtea, mthen mthe mtea mwill mreduce mtheir mstress.
D) If ma mperson mdoesn't mdrink mEchinacea mtea, mthen mhe mor mshe mwill mcatch ma mcold mvery
measily. mAnswer: m A

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Application/Analysis m(Apply/Analyze)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.3




12) Which mof mthe mfollowing mis ma mtestable mhypothesis?
A) Taking mzinc mlozenges mat mthe mfirst msign mof mcold msymptoms mis mwise.
B) Avoiding mcontact mwith mother mpeople mreduces mthe mchance mof mcatching ma mcold.
C) Being ma mgood mdriver mmakes myou mless mlikely mto mcatch ma mcold.
D) Sleeping m8 mhours ma mnight mmakes myou mfeel mbetter mwhen myou mhave ma
mcold. mAnswer: m B

Section: m 1.1
Skill: m Comprehension/Application m(Understand/Apply)
mLearning mOutcome: m 1.1