Biology 8th Edition
By Raven
(Test Bank , All
Chapters
100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
,ch1
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The knowledge of _________ is becoming increasingly essential for any educated citizen of the world.
________________________________________
2. Biological order can be seen in a __________ organization, from the level of highly structured organic
molecules in the cells to the highest level of populations and communities in biomes and biosphere.
________________________________________
3. From the time of the Greek Eratosthenes to the present day, scientists have been using the method of
___________ reasoning, in which general principles are applied to the analysis of specific cases.
________________________________________
4. Experiments are carried out to test the hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and including a(n)
_____ condition in which the variable is unaltered.
________________________________________
5. Specimens of rock strata which show progressive changes in characteristics of earlier organisms are called
______.
________________________________________
6. The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination of many specific
cases is called
A. deductive reasoning.
B. theoretical reasoning.
C. hypothetical reasoning.
D. inductive reasoning.
E. experimental reasoning.
,7. A hypothesis can be tested with
A. an observation.
B. an experiment.
C. inductive reasoning.
D. deductive reasoning.
E. a question.
8. The area of science that studies life and its processes is called
A. biology.
B. astronomy.
C. geology.
D. archeology.
E. anthropology.
9. After making careful observations, scientists construct a(n)
A. experiment.
B. hypothesis.
C. conclusion.
D. theory.
E. data set.
10. After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural selection was the
mechanism for
A. artificial selection.
B. evolution.
C. sexual selection.
D. speciation.
E. overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
11. Science is not based on
A. reasoning.
B. observations.
C. biased opinions.
D. experimental testing.
E. using results to rule out alternate hypothesis.
, 12. Which of the following characteristics are not necessary to being
"alive"?
A. order
B. sensitivity
C. growth, development, and reproduction
D. regulation
E. movement
13. In science when general principles are arrived at from the examination of specific hypotheses (cases), it is
called
A. inductive reasoning.
B. deductive reasoning.
C. theory.
D. controlled testing.
E. scientific method.
14. Which of the following statements is not true about a hypothesis?
A. It is an explanation that accounts for careful observations.
B. It is a proposition that might be true.
C. It fits the known facts.
D. It always withstands the test of experiments.
E. It might be rejected in future in light of new information.
15. A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is a(n)
A. experiment.
B. generality.
C. hypothesis.
D. scientific principle.
E. theory.
16. Hypotheses which are consistent with the results of experimental testing are
A. accepted as scientific principles.
B. accepted without further question.
C. conditionally accepted.
D. modified and reworked until true.
E. rejected.
By Raven
(Test Bank , All
Chapters
100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
,ch1
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The knowledge of _________ is becoming increasingly essential for any educated citizen of the world.
________________________________________
2. Biological order can be seen in a __________ organization, from the level of highly structured organic
molecules in the cells to the highest level of populations and communities in biomes and biosphere.
________________________________________
3. From the time of the Greek Eratosthenes to the present day, scientists have been using the method of
___________ reasoning, in which general principles are applied to the analysis of specific cases.
________________________________________
4. Experiments are carried out to test the hypothesis by changing one variable at a time and including a(n)
_____ condition in which the variable is unaltered.
________________________________________
5. Specimens of rock strata which show progressive changes in characteristics of earlier organisms are called
______.
________________________________________
6. The method of reasoning that uses construction of general principles by careful examination of many specific
cases is called
A. deductive reasoning.
B. theoretical reasoning.
C. hypothetical reasoning.
D. inductive reasoning.
E. experimental reasoning.
,7. A hypothesis can be tested with
A. an observation.
B. an experiment.
C. inductive reasoning.
D. deductive reasoning.
E. a question.
8. The area of science that studies life and its processes is called
A. biology.
B. astronomy.
C. geology.
D. archeology.
E. anthropology.
9. After making careful observations, scientists construct a(n)
A. experiment.
B. hypothesis.
C. conclusion.
D. theory.
E. data set.
10. After Darwin concluded his voyage on the Beagle, he proposed that the process of natural selection was the
mechanism for
A. artificial selection.
B. evolution.
C. sexual selection.
D. speciation.
E. overpopulation of finches on the Galapagos Islands.
11. Science is not based on
A. reasoning.
B. observations.
C. biased opinions.
D. experimental testing.
E. using results to rule out alternate hypothesis.
, 12. Which of the following characteristics are not necessary to being
"alive"?
A. order
B. sensitivity
C. growth, development, and reproduction
D. regulation
E. movement
13. In science when general principles are arrived at from the examination of specific hypotheses (cases), it is
called
A. inductive reasoning.
B. deductive reasoning.
C. theory.
D. controlled testing.
E. scientific method.
14. Which of the following statements is not true about a hypothesis?
A. It is an explanation that accounts for careful observations.
B. It is a proposition that might be true.
C. It fits the known facts.
D. It always withstands the test of experiments.
E. It might be rejected in future in light of new information.
15. A suggested explanation that might be true and is subject to testing by further observations is a(n)
A. experiment.
B. generality.
C. hypothesis.
D. scientific principle.
E. theory.
16. Hypotheses which are consistent with the results of experimental testing are
A. accepted as scientific principles.
B. accepted without further question.
C. conditionally accepted.
D. modified and reworked until true.
E. rejected.
