BIO 131 Exam Quiz Questions/Answers
. The first forms of life on Earth were ________.
a. plants
b. microorganisms
c. birds
d. dinosaurs
b. microorganisms
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________.
a. hypothesis
b. variable
c. theory
d. control
a. hypothesis
Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
a. biology
b. astronomy
c. physics
d. computer science
d. computer science
The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion
is called________.
a. deductive reasoning
, b. the scientific method
c. hypothesis-based science
d. inductive reasoning
a. deductive reasoning
The process of ________ helps to ensure that a scientist's research is original, significant,
logical, and thorough.
a. publication
b. public speaking
c. peer review
d. the scientific method
c. peer review
A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow
more quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants
grow better when exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of
reasoning?
a. inductive reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. neither, because no hypothesis was made
d. both inductive and deductive reasoning
a. inductive reasoning
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living"
is the ________.
. The first forms of life on Earth were ________.
a. plants
b. microorganisms
c. birds
d. dinosaurs
b. microorganisms
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________.
a. hypothesis
b. variable
c. theory
d. control
a. hypothesis
Which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?
a. biology
b. astronomy
c. physics
d. computer science
d. computer science
The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion
is called________.
a. deductive reasoning
, b. the scientific method
c. hypothesis-based science
d. inductive reasoning
a. deductive reasoning
The process of ________ helps to ensure that a scientist's research is original, significant,
logical, and thorough.
a. publication
b. public speaking
c. peer review
d. the scientific method
c. peer review
A person notices that her houseplants that are regularly exposed to music seem to grow
more quickly than those in rooms with no music. As a result, she determines that plants
grow better when exposed to music. This example most closely resembles which type of
reasoning?
a. inductive reasoning
b. deductive reasoning
c. neither, because no hypothesis was made
d. both inductive and deductive reasoning
a. inductive reasoning
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living"
is the ________.
