BIOD 152 MODULE 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
-the fish swam in zig zag motion
-six pairs of robins hatched an average of three chicks
-the contents of stomach are mixed every 20 seconds
-the temperature decreased from 20 degrees C to 15 degrees C
Answer: the fish swam in zig zag motion
(a description of what was observed)
◉ With evolution as the core theme of biology, we can explain traits
shared by organisms as evidence of ___________ and traits that differ
among organisms as evidence of ______________ .
Answer: descent from a common ancestor; adaptation through
natural selection
,◉ Which of the following would be an experimental means to
investigate whether bean plants require an environmental source of
sodium?
-Compare the growth and survival of bean plants in a growth
medium containing sodium and in an identical growth medium
completely lacking sodium.
-Measure how fast sodium enters the plant.
-Measure the total amount of sodium in a few bean plants.
-Look for sodium in leaf tissues using autoradiography.
-Analyze root contents for sodium.
Answer: Compare the growth and survival of bean plants in a growth
medium containing sodium and in an identical growth medium
completely lacking sodium.
◉ What is DNA?
Answer: a component of chromosomes
,a code for protein synthesis
a double helix made of four types of nucleotides
the substance of heredity
◉ All the organisms on your campus make up _______.
Answer: a community
◉ At which point is a scientific investigator most likely to use
deductive reasoning?
-During the formulation of a hypothesis
-After the careful analysis of both the qualitative and the
quantitative data recorded in the study
-In establishing a test of a hypothesis
-During initial observation(s)
Answer: In establishing a test of a hypothesis
, (In deduction, reasoning flows from the general to the specific in the
form of "if...then" logic.
It is not correct to say that scientific investigators most likely use
deductive reasoning during initial observations.
Formation of a hypothesis sets the stage for deductive reasoning.
It is also not correct to say that investigators use deductive
reasoning in proposing an alternative hypothesis; deductive
reasoning merely allows one to predict an outcome.
After the careful analysis of both the qualitative and the quantitative
data recorded in a study, it is inductive reasoning that can be used to
draw general conclusions)
◉ The process that accounts for the unity and the diversity of life is .
Answer: evolution
◉ Emergent properties of living systems are defined as properties
that .
Answer: are due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as
complexity increases
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
-the fish swam in zig zag motion
-six pairs of robins hatched an average of three chicks
-the contents of stomach are mixed every 20 seconds
-the temperature decreased from 20 degrees C to 15 degrees C
Answer: the fish swam in zig zag motion
(a description of what was observed)
◉ With evolution as the core theme of biology, we can explain traits
shared by organisms as evidence of ___________ and traits that differ
among organisms as evidence of ______________ .
Answer: descent from a common ancestor; adaptation through
natural selection
,◉ Which of the following would be an experimental means to
investigate whether bean plants require an environmental source of
sodium?
-Compare the growth and survival of bean plants in a growth
medium containing sodium and in an identical growth medium
completely lacking sodium.
-Measure how fast sodium enters the plant.
-Measure the total amount of sodium in a few bean plants.
-Look for sodium in leaf tissues using autoradiography.
-Analyze root contents for sodium.
Answer: Compare the growth and survival of bean plants in a growth
medium containing sodium and in an identical growth medium
completely lacking sodium.
◉ What is DNA?
Answer: a component of chromosomes
,a code for protein synthesis
a double helix made of four types of nucleotides
the substance of heredity
◉ All the organisms on your campus make up _______.
Answer: a community
◉ At which point is a scientific investigator most likely to use
deductive reasoning?
-During the formulation of a hypothesis
-After the careful analysis of both the qualitative and the
quantitative data recorded in the study
-In establishing a test of a hypothesis
-During initial observation(s)
Answer: In establishing a test of a hypothesis
, (In deduction, reasoning flows from the general to the specific in the
form of "if...then" logic.
It is not correct to say that scientific investigators most likely use
deductive reasoning during initial observations.
Formation of a hypothesis sets the stage for deductive reasoning.
It is also not correct to say that investigators use deductive
reasoning in proposing an alternative hypothesis; deductive
reasoning merely allows one to predict an outcome.
After the careful analysis of both the qualitative and the quantitative
data recorded in a study, it is inductive reasoning that can be used to
draw general conclusions)
◉ The process that accounts for the unity and the diversity of life is .
Answer: evolution
◉ Emergent properties of living systems are defined as properties
that .
Answer: are due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as
complexity increases
