FAU BSC1005 Exam 1 questions with verified
answers
4 major macromolecules Ans✓✓✓ carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
A collection of amino acids could be used to build a Ans✓✓✓ protein.
Can an epidemiologist who finds a correlation between the use of
tanning beds and melanoma (an aggressive form of skin cancer) in
college-age women conclude that tanning beds cause skin cancer?
Ans✓✓✓ No, correlation is not proof of causation.
Can an epidemiologist who finds a correlation between the use of
tanning beds and melanoma (an aggressive form of skin cancer) in
college-age women conclude that tanning beds cause skin cancer?
Ans✓✓✓ No; correlation is not proof of causation.
Carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓ Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
components of atoms Ans✓✓✓ nucleus (protons, neutrons) electrons
control group vs. experimental group Ans✓✓✓ Provides a basis of
comparison vs. Varies one of the variables
, defining characteristics of organic molecules Ans✓✓✓ have carbon-
based backbones and at least one C-H bond
Dependent and Independent Variables Ans✓✓✓ independent: the
variable that is manipulated.
dependent: the variable that is measured (upon manipulation of
independent variable(s)
From what you have read in this chapter, would you say a 21-year-old
Caucasian female can count on caffeinated coffee to reduce her risk of
Parkinson's disease? Ans✓✓✓ No, because participants in that peer-
reviewed study were Japanese American males; it cannot be inferred
that the same results would hold for Caucasian females.
How can statistics be used in a scientific study? Ans✓✓✓ They
determine whether observed differences are significant or a result of
chance.
How can we have so many different proteins with only 20 amino acids?
Ans✓✓✓ amino acids can be arranged in many different combinations,
it's possible for your body to make thousands of different kinds of
proteins from just the same 21 amino acids. You may see books that
say there are only 20 amino acids
Humans' ability to shiver is an attempt to increase the body's internal
temperature and maintain _______. Ans✓✓✓ homeostasis
answers
4 major macromolecules Ans✓✓✓ carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids
A collection of amino acids could be used to build a Ans✓✓✓ protein.
Can an epidemiologist who finds a correlation between the use of
tanning beds and melanoma (an aggressive form of skin cancer) in
college-age women conclude that tanning beds cause skin cancer?
Ans✓✓✓ No, correlation is not proof of causation.
Can an epidemiologist who finds a correlation between the use of
tanning beds and melanoma (an aggressive form of skin cancer) in
college-age women conclude that tanning beds cause skin cancer?
Ans✓✓✓ No; correlation is not proof of causation.
Carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓ Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
components of atoms Ans✓✓✓ nucleus (protons, neutrons) electrons
control group vs. experimental group Ans✓✓✓ Provides a basis of
comparison vs. Varies one of the variables
, defining characteristics of organic molecules Ans✓✓✓ have carbon-
based backbones and at least one C-H bond
Dependent and Independent Variables Ans✓✓✓ independent: the
variable that is manipulated.
dependent: the variable that is measured (upon manipulation of
independent variable(s)
From what you have read in this chapter, would you say a 21-year-old
Caucasian female can count on caffeinated coffee to reduce her risk of
Parkinson's disease? Ans✓✓✓ No, because participants in that peer-
reviewed study were Japanese American males; it cannot be inferred
that the same results would hold for Caucasian females.
How can statistics be used in a scientific study? Ans✓✓✓ They
determine whether observed differences are significant or a result of
chance.
How can we have so many different proteins with only 20 amino acids?
Ans✓✓✓ amino acids can be arranged in many different combinations,
it's possible for your body to make thousands of different kinds of
proteins from just the same 21 amino acids. You may see books that
say there are only 20 amino acids
Humans' ability to shiver is an attempt to increase the body's internal
temperature and maintain _______. Ans✓✓✓ homeostasis
