BIOLOGY: SCIENCE FOR LIFE WITH PHYSIOLOGY 6TH EDITION,
BY COLLEEN BELK AND VIRGINIA MAIER| WITH ALL CHAPTERS 1-
26| LATEST VERSION| VERIFIED| RATED A+| TEST BANK
, CHAPTER 1: CAN SCIENCE CURE THE COMMON COLD? ------------------------------------------------ 4
INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4
UNIT ONE: CHEMISTRY AND CELLS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
CHAPTER 2: SCIENCE FICTION, BAD SCIENCE, AND PSEUDOSCIENCE: ------------------------------ 43
WATER, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND CELLS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
CHAPTER 3: IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR WAY TO BETTER PERFORMANCE AND
HEALTH? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
NUTRIENTS AND MEMBRANE TRANSPORT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63
CHAPTER 4: BODY WEIGHT AND HEALTH: --------------------------------------------------------------- 98
ENZYMES, METABOLISM, AND CELLULAR RESPIRATION -------------------------------------------------------------------- 98
CHAPTER 5: LIFE IN THE GREENHOUSE: ------------------------------------------------------------------ 125
PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125
UNIT TWO: GENETICS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 154
CHAPTER 6: CANCER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 154
DNA SYNTHESIS, MITOSIS, AND MEIOSIS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 154
CHAPTER 7: FERTILITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 178
MEIOSIS AND HUMAN REPRODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 178
CHAPTER 8: DOES TESTING SAVE LIVES? ---------------------------------------------------------------- 187
MENDELIAN GENETICS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 187
CHAPTER 9: BIOLOGY OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ------------------------------------------------ 222
COMPLEX GENETIC TRAITS, HERITABILITY, AND DNA PROFILING ------------------------------------------------------- 222
CHAPTER 10: GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS: ------------------------------------------------ 258
GENE EXPRESSION, MUTATION, STEM CELLS, AND CLONING ------------------------------------------------------------ 258
UNIT THREE: EVOLUTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 287
CHAPTER 11: WHERE DID WE COME FROM? ----------------------------------------------------------- 287
THE EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 287
CHAPTER 12: AN EVOLVING ENEMY: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 319
NATURAL SELECTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 319
CHAPTER 13: UNDERSTANDING RACE ------------------------------------------------------------------- 355
SPECIATION AND MACROEVOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 355
CHAPTER 14: THE GREATEST SPECIES ON EARTH? ---------------------------------------------------- 389
BIODIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 389
UNIT FOUR: ECOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 415
, CHAPTER 15: IS THE HUMAN POPULATION TOO LARGE? ------------------------------------------- 415
POPULATION ECOLOGY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 415
CHAPTER 16: CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY: ------------------------------------------------------------- 443
COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 443
CHAPTER 17: THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT ------------------------------------------------------------------ 478
CLIMATE AND BIOMES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 478
UNIT FIVE: ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION -------------------------------------------------------- 509
CHAPTER 18: ORGAN DONATION: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 509
TISSUES AND ORGANS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 509
CHAPTER 19: BINGE DRINKING:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 533
THE DIGESTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 533
CHAPTER 20: CLEARING THE AIR:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 546
RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 546
CHAPTER 21: VACCINATION: PROTECTION AND PREVENTION OR PERIL? ---------------------- 570
IMMUNE SYSTEM, BACTERIA, VIRUSES, AND OTHER PATHOGENS ----------------------------------------------------- 570
CHAPTER 22: HUMAN SEX DIFFERENCES: --------------------------------------------------------------- 601
ENDOCRINE, SKELETAL, AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 601
CHAPTER 23: ZIKA IN PREGNANCY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 626
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, MENSTRUATION, BIRTH CONTROL, AND PREGNANCY------------------------------ 626
CHAPTER 24: STUDY DRUGS: BRAIN BOOST OR BRAIN DRAIN? ----------------------------------- 654
BRAIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 654
UNIT SIX: PLANT BIOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 682
CHAPTER 25: FEEDING THE WORLD:---------------------------------------------------------------------- 682
PLANT STRUCTURE AND GROWTH ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 682
CHAPTER 26: GROWING A GREEN THUMB:------------------------------------------------------------- 712
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 712
, CHAPTER 1: CAN SCIENCE CURE THE COMMON COLD?
COLLEEN BELK: BIOLOGY: SCIENCE FOR LIFE WITH PHYSIOLOGY 6TH EDITION, TEST BANK
INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
1. WHY IS THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD USED?
A) TO TEST IDEAS ABOUT HOW THE NATURAL WORLD WORKS
B) TO MEMORIZE SCIENTIFIC FACTS ABOUT EXPERIMENTS
C) TO DETERMINE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SCIENTISTS
D) TO ESTABLISH ECONOMIC POLICIES FOR THE WORLD
ANS>>A
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS A STRUCTURED PROCESS USED BY SCIENTISTS
TO INVESTIGATE OBSERVATIONS, ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND TEST
HYPOTHESES. ITS MAIN GOAL IS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW THE NATURAL WORLD FUNCTIONS THROUGH OBSERVATION,
EXPERIMENTATION, AND ANALYSIS.
SECTION: 1.1
SKILL: REMEMBERING/UNDERSTANDING
LEARNING OUTCOME: 1.1
2. WHICH FEATURE IS NECESSARY FOR A SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS?
A) IT CAN BE PROVEN TRUE
B) IT IS FALSIFIABLE.
C) IT IS A THEORY ABOUT SUPERNATURAL EVENTS.
D) IT IS NOT BASED ON OBSERVATIONS.
ANS>>B
A SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS MUST BE FALSIFIABLE, MEANING IT CAN BE
TESTED AND POTENTIALLY PROVEN WRONG. THIS CRITERION IS