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1. Hypothesesccanconlycbectestedcbycdoingcexperiments.
A) True
B) False
2. Let'scsaycyoucfeelcverycstronglycthatccigarettecsmokecdoescnotcincreasecthecprobabilitycofcge
ttingccancer,candcyoucbasecyourcviewconcsomethingcyoucreadconcthecInternet.cThisciscacgood
cexamplecofca(n):
A) observation
B) hypothesis.
C) theory.
D) experiment.
E) Nonecofcthecothercanswercoptionscisccorrect.
3. Manycsalmoncreturnctocthecplacecwherectheycwerecbornctoclayceggs.cYouchypothesizecthatcth
eycusecvisualccuesctocfindctheircwaycback.cToctestcyourchypothesis,cyoucblindcsalmoncandcthenc
examinecwhethercorcnotctheycarecablectocreturnctoctheircbirthplace.cYoucfindcthatctheycarecuna
blectocfindctheircwaycback.cFromcthiscexperiment,cyou:
A) havecprovedcyourchypothesis.
B) havecrejectedcyourchypothesis.
C) supportedcyourchypothesis.
D) can'tcdeterminecwhethercyourchypothesisciscsupportedcorcnot.
E) developedcactheorycaboutcthecrolecofcvisioncincsalmoncnavigation.
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4. Incthec1600s,cFrancescocRedicdemonstratedcthatclivingcorganismsccomecfromcotherclivingcor
ganisms.cHowever,citcwouldcbecinaccuratectocsaycthatcRedicsupportedchischypothesiscbecau
se:
A) hiscexperimentconlycinvestigatedcacsingleckindcofcmeat.
B) hiscexperimentcwascdonecsoclongcago.
C) hiscexperimentcwascbasedconcobservations.
D) hiscexperimentconlycinvestigatedcacsinglecorganism.
E) hiscexperimentcdidn'tchavecthecproperccontrols.
5. WhichcofcthecfollowingcCORRECTLYcreflectscthecprocesscofcscience?
A) Observationc→chypothesiscformulationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→cprediction
B) Observationc→cquestionc→chypothesiscformulationc→cexperimentc→csupportcorcr
efutechypothesis
C) Observationc→cquestionc→chypothesiscformulationc→cexperimentc→cprovecor
disprovechypothesis
D) Observationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→chypothesiscformulationc→cprovecorcd
isprovechypothesis
E) Observationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→chypothesiscformulationc→csupportcor
refutechypothesis
6. Ancexplanationcsupportedcbycaclargecbodycofcobservationscandcexperimentationciscreferredcto
casca(n):
A) prediction.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) supposition.
E) investigation.
7. Observationscallowcscientistsctocdrawctentativecexplanationsccalledchypotheses.
A) True
B) False
8. Whatciscachypothesis?
A) thecsamecthingcascancunprovenctheory
B) actentativecexplanationcthatccancbectestedcbycexperiments
C) acverifiablecobservation
D) ancexperimentcthatcleadsctocacprediction
E) Nonecofcthecothercanswercoptionscisccorrect.
9. Whenccarryingcoutcaccontrolledcexperiment,citciscimportantcto:
A) changecmultiplecvariablescatconcectocseecthecfullceffectcofcthecvariables.
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B) subjectcdifferentcgroupsctocdifferentcconditions.
C) changeconlyconecvariablecatcactime.
D) Allcofcthesecchoicescareccorrect.
10.Achypothesisciscconsideredcactheorycwhencthe:
A) resultscofcacsinglecexperimentcsupportcthechypothesis.
B) hypothesischascbeencrevisedcmanyctimes.
C) resultscofcseveralcexperimentscdocnotcsupportcthechypothesis.
D) resultscofcseveralcexperimentscsupportcthechypothesis.
11. WhichconecofcthecfollowingciscNOTcpartcofcthecscientificcmethod?
A) experimentation
B) observation
C) prediction
D) assumption
E) hypothesis
12. Askingcandcansweringcquestionscaboutcthecworldcincancunbiasedcmannerciscreferredctocas:
A) experimentation.
B) hypothesizing.
C) theorizing.
D) observation.
13. Evidencecforcthecextinctioncofcthecdinosaurscapproximatelyc65cmillioncyearscagoccomescfr
omcmeteoritesccontaining:
A) iridium.
B) palladium.
C) carbon.
D) silicon.
E) plutonium.
14. Whichcofcthecfollowingcscientistsctestedcthechypothesiscthatcmicroorganismsccancarisecbycsp
ontaneouscgeneration?
A) ElenacandcLenski
B) Redi
C) Pasteur
D) Darwin
E) Alvarez
15. Thecfeaturecofcancexperimentcthatciscchangedcfromconectreatmentctocthecnextciscreferredcto
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asca(n):
A) variable.
B) control.
C) testcgroup.
D) observation.
16. Incsomecexperiments,cseveralcidenticalcgroupscarecsetcup,ckeepingcconditionscsimilarcamongc
them.cIncthe group,cacchangeciscdeliberatelycintroduced.cIncthe
group,cthiscchangeciscnotcintroduced.cIncthiscway,cthecresearcherccancdeterminecifcthecchangec
hascanceffect.
A) control;ctest
B) test;ccontrol
C) null;cvariable
D) variable;cnull
17. WhichconecofcthecfollowingciscNOTcacwaycincwhichcbiologycisctypicallycapproached?
A) biomechanics
B) physiology
C) astrology
D) cognition
E) behavior
18. HowcmanycexperimentschavecbeencconductedcworldwidectoctestcDarwin'scinitialch
ypothesiscregardingcnaturalcselection?
A) 1
B) 50
C) 100
D) 500
E) thousands
19.Actentativecexplanationcbasedconcobservationciscreferredctocascachypothesis.
A) True
B) False
20.Accontrolledcwaycofcaskingcandcansweringcunbiasedcquestionscaboutcthecworldcisccalledca(
n) .
21.A generalcexplanationcofcthecworldcsupportedcbycaclargecbodycofcexperimentscandco
bservationscisccalledca(n) .
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1. Hypothesesccanconlycbectestedcbycdoingcexperiments.
A) True
B) False
2. Let'scsaycyoucfeelcverycstronglycthatccigarettecsmokecdoescnotcincreasecthecprobabilitycofcge
ttingccancer,candcyoucbasecyourcviewconcsomethingcyoucreadconcthecInternet.cThisciscacgood
cexamplecofca(n):
A) observation
B) hypothesis.
C) theory.
D) experiment.
E) Nonecofcthecothercanswercoptionscisccorrect.
3. Manycsalmoncreturnctocthecplacecwherectheycwerecbornctoclayceggs.cYouchypothesizecthatcth
eycusecvisualccuesctocfindctheircwaycback.cToctestcyourchypothesis,cyoucblindcsalmoncandcthenc
examinecwhethercorcnotctheycarecablectocreturnctoctheircbirthplace.cYoucfindcthatctheycarecuna
blectocfindctheircwaycback.cFromcthiscexperiment,cyou:
A) havecprovedcyourchypothesis.
B) havecrejectedcyourchypothesis.
C) supportedcyourchypothesis.
D) can'tcdeterminecwhethercyourchypothesisciscsupportedcorcnot.
E) developedcactheorycaboutcthecrolecofcvisioncincsalmoncnavigation.
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4. Incthec1600s,cFrancescocRedicdemonstratedcthatclivingcorganismsccomecfromcotherclivingcor
ganisms.cHowever,citcwouldcbecinaccuratectocsaycthatcRedicsupportedchischypothesiscbecau
se:
A) hiscexperimentconlycinvestigatedcacsingleckindcofcmeat.
B) hiscexperimentcwascdonecsoclongcago.
C) hiscexperimentcwascbasedconcobservations.
D) hiscexperimentconlycinvestigatedcacsinglecorganism.
E) hiscexperimentcdidn'tchavecthecproperccontrols.
5. WhichcofcthecfollowingcCORRECTLYcreflectscthecprocesscofcscience?
A) Observationc→chypothesiscformulationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→cprediction
B) Observationc→cquestionc→chypothesiscformulationc→cexperimentc→csupportcorcr
efutechypothesis
C) Observationc→cquestionc→chypothesiscformulationc→cexperimentc→cprovecor
disprovechypothesis
D) Observationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→chypothesiscformulationc→cprovecorcd
isprovechypothesis
E) Observationc→cquestionc→cexperimentc→chypothesiscformulationc→csupportcor
refutechypothesis
6. Ancexplanationcsupportedcbycaclargecbodycofcobservationscandcexperimentationciscreferredcto
casca(n):
A) prediction.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) supposition.
E) investigation.
7. Observationscallowcscientistsctocdrawctentativecexplanationsccalledchypotheses.
A) True
B) False
8. Whatciscachypothesis?
A) thecsamecthingcascancunprovenctheory
B) actentativecexplanationcthatccancbectestedcbycexperiments
C) acverifiablecobservation
D) ancexperimentcthatcleadsctocacprediction
E) Nonecofcthecothercanswercoptionscisccorrect.
9. Whenccarryingcoutcaccontrolledcexperiment,citciscimportantcto:
A) changecmultiplecvariablescatconcectocseecthecfullceffectcofcthecvariables.
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B) subjectcdifferentcgroupsctocdifferentcconditions.
C) changeconlyconecvariablecatcactime.
D) Allcofcthesecchoicescareccorrect.
10.Achypothesisciscconsideredcactheorycwhencthe:
A) resultscofcacsinglecexperimentcsupportcthechypothesis.
B) hypothesischascbeencrevisedcmanyctimes.
C) resultscofcseveralcexperimentscdocnotcsupportcthechypothesis.
D) resultscofcseveralcexperimentscsupportcthechypothesis.
11. WhichconecofcthecfollowingciscNOTcpartcofcthecscientificcmethod?
A) experimentation
B) observation
C) prediction
D) assumption
E) hypothesis
12. Askingcandcansweringcquestionscaboutcthecworldcincancunbiasedcmannerciscreferredctocas:
A) experimentation.
B) hypothesizing.
C) theorizing.
D) observation.
13. Evidencecforcthecextinctioncofcthecdinosaurscapproximatelyc65cmillioncyearscagoccomescfr
omcmeteoritesccontaining:
A) iridium.
B) palladium.
C) carbon.
D) silicon.
E) plutonium.
14. Whichcofcthecfollowingcscientistsctestedcthechypothesiscthatcmicroorganismsccancarisecbycsp
ontaneouscgeneration?
A) ElenacandcLenski
B) Redi
C) Pasteur
D) Darwin
E) Alvarez
15. Thecfeaturecofcancexperimentcthatciscchangedcfromconectreatmentctocthecnextciscreferredcto
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asca(n):
A) variable.
B) control.
C) testcgroup.
D) observation.
16. Incsomecexperiments,cseveralcidenticalcgroupscarecsetcup,ckeepingcconditionscsimilarcamongc
them.cIncthe group,cacchangeciscdeliberatelycintroduced.cIncthe
group,cthiscchangeciscnotcintroduced.cIncthiscway,cthecresearcherccancdeterminecifcthecchangec
hascanceffect.
A) control;ctest
B) test;ccontrol
C) null;cvariable
D) variable;cnull
17. WhichconecofcthecfollowingciscNOTcacwaycincwhichcbiologycisctypicallycapproached?
A) biomechanics
B) physiology
C) astrology
D) cognition
E) behavior
18. HowcmanycexperimentschavecbeencconductedcworldwidectoctestcDarwin'scinitialch
ypothesiscregardingcnaturalcselection?
A) 1
B) 50
C) 100
D) 500
E) thousands
19.Actentativecexplanationcbasedconcobservationciscreferredctocascachypothesis.
A) True
B) False
20.Accontrolledcwaycofcaskingcandcansweringcunbiasedcquestionscaboutcthecworldcisccalledca(
n) .
21.A generalcexplanationcofcthecworldcsupportedcbycaclargecbodycofcexperimentscandco
bservationscisccalledca(n) .
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