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MULTIPLE y CHOICE. y Choose y the y one y alternative y that y best y completes y the y statement y or y answers y the y question.

Learning
1) Scientific y inquiry y is y based y on
Outcome:
y
A) information y found y in y a y gossip y magazine.
y 1.9
B) cultural y biases y or y traditions.
C) natural y causes.
D) stories ythat yare ypassed ydown ythrough
y generations. yAnswer: y C
Chapter ySection: y 1.1
Learning yOutcome: y 1.6



2) Which y of y the y following y is y an y example y of y a y natural y cause?
A) Maggots y appear y spontaneously y on y rotting y meat.
B) If y you y sneeze, y you y will y die.
C) Epilepsy y is y a y disease y caused y by y uncontrolled y firing y of y nerve y cells y in y the
y brain.
D) Mice yarise yfrom ydiscarded ygarbage.
y Answer: y C
Chapter ySection: y 1.1
Learning yOutcome: y 1.6



3) Science y cannot y answer y certain y faith-based y questions y because
A) scientists y are y not y able y to y study y human y behavior.
B) faith-based y beliefs y are y impossible y to y either y prove y or y disprove.
C) there y arenʹt y enough y variables.
D) faith yrequires ydeductive yreasoning.
y Answer: y B
Chapter ySection: y 1.1
Learning yOutcome: y 1.6



4) Which y of y the y following y is y FALSE y about y scientific y theories?
A) They y are y developed y by y inductive y reasoning.
B) They y can y be y either y supported y or y modified y by y new y observations.
C) They y are y used y to y support y observations y using y deductive y reasoning.
D) They y have y been y thoroughly y tested.
E) They yare yfirmly yestablished yand ycannot ybe yrefuted.
y Answer: y E
Chapter ySection: y 1.1
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, 5) Which y of y these y would y be y an y example y of y a y NON-scientific y study? D) i

A) NASA y sends y tadpoles y up y in y the y space y shuttle y to y see y how y gravity y affects y their s

y development. y


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B) A y study y determines y differences y in y the y species y composition y in y two y parks.
y
C) A ycompany yuses ydifferent yadvertising ymethods yfor ya yproduct yto ydetermine ywhich yone
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y produces ythe ymost ysales.
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D) Consumers y are y asked y which y tomato y variety y produces y the y best-tasting y spaghetti y sauce.
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E) People yare yimmunized ywith ydifferent yvaccines yto ydetermine ytheir yrelative
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effectiveness yagainst ythe yflu yvirus.
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Answer: y D a
Chapter ySection: y 1.1 l
Learning yOutcome: y 1.7
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6) The y scientific y method y includes y all y of y the y following y EXCEPT x
A) experimentation. p

B) conclusions. l

C) an yobservation. a

D) a yhypothesis. n

E) a y testable a

y theory. t
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Answer: y E
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Chapter ySection: y 1.1
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Learning yOutcome: y 1.7
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7) We yuse ythe yscientific ymethod yevery yday. yImagine ythat yyour ycar ydoesnʹt ystart yone ymorning o
y before yschool. yWhich yof ythese yis ya yreasonable y hypothesis yregarding ythe yproblem? r
A) Iʹm ygoing yto ybe y late.
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B) I yshould y add y a y quart y of y oil. n
C) If yI yput ygas yin ymy ycar, yit ywill ystart. a
D) I y should y check y whether y the y lights y were y left y on y and y drained y the y battery. t
E) I yshould ychange ythe ybattery yor ythe u
y starter. yAnswer: y C r
Chapter ySection: y 1.1 a
Learning yOutcome: y 1.7 l
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8) A y scientific y theory
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A) is y an y educated y guess.
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B) will y never y be y changed.
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C) is y less y reliable y than y a y hypothesis.
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