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,TEST BANK Animal Diversity 9/E Cleveland Hickman
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1) A characteristic of science is that
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A) it is not explained by natural laws.
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B) its hypotheses are testable.
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C) its conclusions are final.2p 2p 2p


D) it is not falsifiable.
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E) it seeks to define the vitalistic forces of life.
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2) During the creation court case in Arkansas, Judge Overton defined the essential properties
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of science. Which statement is NOT true about science?
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A) Science is concerned about understanding the natural world.
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B) Science approaches data in a personal or subjective manner.
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C) Conclusions of science are subject to change based on new findings.2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p


D) Science establishes hypotheses that have the potential to be tested and disproved.
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3) Much 2p of science is based on an approach known as the
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A) natural
B) inductive-deductive
C) hypothetical
D) hypothetico-deductive


4) What is a hypothesis?
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A) A tentative statement, based on information or data, that explains a large number
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of observations and guides experimentation.
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B) A report of the findings of scientific experiments.
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C) A general statement made to infer a specific conclusion, often in an "if . . . th
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en" format. 2p



D) Using isolated facts to reach a general idea that may explain a phenomenon.
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,5) Which statement about a hypothesis is NOT correct?
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A) Experiments or observations are conducted to test a hypothesis.
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B) A hypothesis can be tested many times using different methods.
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C) Data that support a hypothesis actually prove it to be true.
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D) If data from experimentation does not lend support to a hypothesis, the hypothes
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is must be rejected or revised.
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6) Which of the following best describes a conceptual scheme in science that is strong
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ly supported, has not yet been found incorrect, and is based on the results of many
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observations?
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A) A scientific paradigm
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D) Experimental results 2p




7) Attempting to understand proximate or immediate causes in Biology requires this type
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of approach:
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A) Evolutionary.
B) Descriptive.
C) Theoretical.
D) Experimental.



8) What is the goal of using the experimental method to investigate proximate causes
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in biology?
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A) To disprove biological principles or theories.
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B) To test our understanding of a biological system.
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C) To better mankind by inventing something unique.
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D) To prove or disprove the existence of God.
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9) To have a frame of reference against which to compare experimental findings, a scient
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ist must
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A) study two groups: a control group and an experimental group.
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B) eliminate all expectations that might cause a biased interpretation of the results.
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C) have other scientists look at the results.
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D) do nothing; a "frame of reference" is not necessary.
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, 10) You are in your first week of student teaching and are preparing a question for your stude
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nts concerning experimental design for a science laboratory. Which of the following state
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ments would you hope your students choose as NOT correct regarding experimental desi
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gn?
A) All conditions are held the same except for the condition being tested for in t
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he experimental group. 2p 2p


B) It is best to use identical subjects (except for the treatment in the experimental grou
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p) in order to reduce the uncontrolled factors.
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C) The condition being tested in an experiment is the "control."
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D) Statistical comparisons are made between groups to determine if any difference
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is beyond random chance.
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11) In your study group you have been asked to explain the difference between control and
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experimental groups. Which statement give below provides the best description of a contr
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ol group?
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A) A group with the condition that is being tested.
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B) A non-random sample taken through all experimental steps.
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C) A variable that is being deliberately varied in the experiment.
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D) A group that lacks the disturbance experienced by the experimental group.
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12) Some ecologists study complex interactions of animals and plants in forests. Such field re
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search produces slightly different results for different researchers. In contrast, ecology exp
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eriments performed indoors with one organism in a terrarium usually produce results that a
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re repeatable. What is the most likely explanation?
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A) The scientific method is only useful in laboratory settings.
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B) It is not possible to establish a control group outside of a laboratory.
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C) It is easier to hold all but one variable constant in a laboratory.
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D) Fieldwork is evolutionary; laboratory work is experimental. 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p 2p




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