BSC 1005 Midterm Review 1-8 Questions and Answers (100% Pass)

BSC 1005 Midterm Review 1-8 Questions and Answers (100% Pass) 1. Biology is ________. a. mostly a collection of facts that can be ordered and memorized b. the study of living things c. a separate branch of science from the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment d. always used responsibly in advertising claims e. Both a) and b) are true - Answer️️ -b. the study of living things 2. Superstitions are: a. proof that the scientific method is not perfect. b. held by some humans but not by any non-human species. c. true beliefs that have yet to be fully understood. d. just one of many possible forms of scientific thinking. e. irrational beliefs that actions not logically related to a course of events influence its outcome - Answer️️ -e. irrational beliefs that actions not logically related to a course of events influence its outcome 3. Thinking scientifically relies on which of the following? a. objective observation and experimentation ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 2 of 90 b. statements from authorities c. intuition d. applying your preconceptions e. learning a list of facts - Answer️️ -a. objective observation and experimentation 4. You note a fuzzy growth on some of the gels in your incubator. What is the name given to this step of the scientific method? a. observation b. theory c. hypothesis d. law e. confirmation - Answer️️ -a. observation 5. Scientific data: a. must be collected in laboratories. b. cannot be collected in a completely unbiased way. c. are used to support or refute a hypothesis. d. are always true. e. All of the above are true. - Answer️️ -e. All of the above are true. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 3 of 90 6. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. A hypothesis that does not generate a testable prediction is not useful. b. Common sense is usually a good substitute for the scientific method when trying to understand the world. c. It is not necessary to make observations as part of the scientific method. d. The scientific method can be used only to understand scientific phenomena. e. All of the above are correct. - Answer️️ -a. A hypothesis that does not generate a testable prediction is not useful. 7. After generating a hypothesis, a scientist next: a. makes a prediction. b. writes a grant proposal. c. does an experiment. d. formulates a theory. e. designs a series of tests. - Answer️️ -c. does an experiment. 8. A _____________ is a pill that looks identical to a pill that contains the active ingredient in a scientific trial, but contains no active ingredient itself. a. capsule b. barbiturate ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 4 of 90 c. placebo d. tablet e. treatment - Answer️️ -c. placebo 9. Which of the following is the BEST way to state the relationship between "data" and "results"? a. "Data" and "results" are two names for the same thing. b. The "data" section should always come before the "results" section in a scientific paper. c. "Data" are the facts you collect from your experiment, while "results" are your interpretation of what the data mean. d. Any two scientists examining the same "data" would draw the same "results." e. Any two scientists reporting the same "results" must have been using the same "data." - Answer️️ -c. "Data" are the facts you collect from your experiment, while "results" are your interpretation of what the data mean. 10. A scientific theory is one that: a. sounds the most plausible. b. is supported by many years of experimentation all supporting the hypothesis. c. changes each time a different observation is made. ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Monday, August 19, 2024 12:35 AM Page 5 of 90 d. is the result of all scientific experiments. e. is based on hunches with no actual supporting evidence. - Answer️️ -d. is the result of all scientific experiments. 11. In science, theories tend to be ______________________ than hypotheses. a. broader in scope b. less scientific c. more speculative d. more experimental e. more empirical - Answer️️ -a. broader in scope 12. In controlled experiments: a. all variables are independent of each ot