,Biology:nSciencenfornLifenwithnPhysiology,n5en(Belk)
Chaptern1n n CannSciencenCurenthenCommonnCold?nIntroductionntonthenScientificnMethod
1) Whynisnthenscientificnmethodnused?
A) tonanswernspecificnquestionsnaboutnthennaturalnworld
B) tondeterminenabsolutentruth
C) tondistinguishngoodnfromnevil
D) tonestablishnmoralncodesn
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledgen(Remember)n
LearningnOutcome:n 1.1
2) Whichnfeaturenisnnecessarynfornanscientificnhypothesis?
A) Itnisnablentonbenprovenntrue.
B) Itnisnfalsifiable.
C) Itnisnantheorynaboutnsomething.
D) Itnisnnotnbasednonnobservations.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.1
3) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnannappropriatenscientificnhypothesis?
A) Badnpeoplencatchnmorencoldsnthanngoodnpeople.
B) Coldnvirusesnshouldnbenallowedntonreproducenjustnlikenanythingnelse.
C) Itnisnunethicalntongontonschoolnwhennyounhavenancold.
D) Peoplencatchncoldsnbecausenofnexposurentoncoldntemperature.n
Answer:n D
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
4) Whatnisnanscientificntheory?
A) annexplanationnsupportednbynlargenamountsnofnexperimentalnevidence
B) annexplanationnthatncannotnbenmodifiednwithnnewnexperimentalnevidence
C) littlenmorenthannonenperson'sneducatednguess
D) anyntestablenexplanationnfornanquestionnornproblemn
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledgen(Remember)n
LearningnOutcome:n 1.2
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,5) Deductivenreasoningnisnusedntonmaken basednonnanhypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statisticalntests
nAnswer:n CnSecti
on:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.3
6) WhichnhypothesisnwasntestednbynWarrennandnMarshallnduringntheirnresearchninvolving
Helicobacternpylorinbacterianandnstomachnulcers?
A) EatingnspicynfoodnincreasesnpopulationsnofnH.npylorininnthenstomachsnofnpeoplensusceptiblentonu
lcers.
B) ThencausenofnmanynstomachnulcersnisnthenbacteriumnH.npylori,nnotnspicynfood.
C) StomachnacidnproductionnisndecreasednbynH.npylorinbacterianinnthenstomachsnofnpeoplenwithnu
lcers.
D) AcutenstomachnpainnisnoftenncausednbynH.npylorinbacteria,nnotnulcers.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
7) Whichnmicrobiologistsncontributedntonthengermntheorynofndisease?
A) WarrennandnMarshall
B) PasteurnandnKoch
C) WatsonnandnCrick
D) JacobnandnMonodn
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.2
8) Whichnstatementnwouldnbencorrectnifnanninductivelynreasonednhypothesisnmakesnsense,nbasedn
onnallnavailablenandnhistoricalnobservations?
A) Thenhypothesisnmustnbentrue.
B) Thenhypothesisncannotnpossiblynbentrue.
C) Thenhypothesisnmustnbentested.
D) Experimentationnisnnotnnecessary.n
Answer:n C
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Applicationn(Apply)nLear
ningnOutcome:n 1.4
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, 9) Whynarenhypothesesnnevernacceptednasnprovennbynscientists?
A) Anhypothesisncannotnevernbentruenornfalsenbecausenitnisnannopinion.
B) Experimentationncannotnsupportnanhypothesisnbecausenitnonlyntestsnpredictions.
C) Hypothesesnchangeneveryntimenannewnexperimentnisnconducted.
D) Alternativenhypothesesnmightnprovidenanbetternanswerntonthenresearchnquestion.n
Answer:n D
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Analysisn(Analyze)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.4
10) Whatnisnthenresultnwhennanwell-
testednhypothesisnisnsupportednbynmanynindependentnstudiesninnthenscientificncommunity?
A) Thenhypothesisnwouldnbenconsiderednanscientificntheory.
B) Thenhypothesisnisnnownbenreferredntonasnanprediction.
C) Furthernexperimentsnwouldnnotnoccurnunlessnansufficientnalternativenisnproposed.
D) Thenhypothesisnisnanfactnthatncannotnbenrefuted.n
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.2
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.5
11) Considernthisnhypothesis:n"DrinkingnEchinaceanteanreducesnthendurationnandnseveritynofn
colds."nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisnthenbestnpredictionnbasednonnthisnhypothesis?
A) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthenntheynwillnfeelnbetternsooner.
B) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennanteaningredientnwillndestroynthencoldnviruses.
C) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennthenteanwillnreducentheirnstress.
D) Ifnanpersonndoesn'tndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennhenornshenwillncatchnancoldnveryneasily.n
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Application/Analysisn(Apply/Analyze)nLearni
ngnOutcome:n 1.3
12) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnantestablenhypothesis?
A) Takingnzincnlozengesnatnthenfirstnsignnofncoldnsymptomsnisnwise.
B) Avoidingncontactnwithnothernpeoplenreducesnthenchancenofncatchingnancold.
C) Beingnangoodndrivernmakesnyounlessnlikelyntoncatchnancold.
D) Sleepingn8nhoursnannightnmakesnyounfeelnbetternwhennyounhavenancold.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
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Chaptern1n n CannSciencenCurenthenCommonnCold?nIntroductionntonthenScientificnMethod
1) Whynisnthenscientificnmethodnused?
A) tonanswernspecificnquestionsnaboutnthennaturalnworld
B) tondeterminenabsolutentruth
C) tondistinguishngoodnfromnevil
D) tonestablishnmoralncodesn
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledgen(Remember)n
LearningnOutcome:n 1.1
2) Whichnfeaturenisnnecessarynfornanscientificnhypothesis?
A) Itnisnablentonbenprovenntrue.
B) Itnisnfalsifiable.
C) Itnisnantheorynaboutnsomething.
D) Itnisnnotnbasednonnobservations.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.1
3) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnannappropriatenscientificnhypothesis?
A) Badnpeoplencatchnmorencoldsnthanngoodnpeople.
B) Coldnvirusesnshouldnbenallowedntonreproducenjustnlikenanythingnelse.
C) Itnisnunethicalntongontonschoolnwhennyounhavenancold.
D) Peoplencatchncoldsnbecausenofnexposurentoncoldntemperature.n
Answer:n D
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
4) Whatnisnanscientificntheory?
A) annexplanationnsupportednbynlargenamountsnofnexperimentalnevidence
B) annexplanationnthatncannotnbenmodifiednwithnnewnexperimentalnevidence
C) littlenmorenthannonenperson'sneducatednguess
D) anyntestablenexplanationnfornanquestionnornproblemn
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledgen(Remember)n
LearningnOutcome:n 1.2
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,5) Deductivenreasoningnisnusedntonmaken basednonnanhypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statisticalntests
nAnswer:n CnSecti
on:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.3
6) WhichnhypothesisnwasntestednbynWarrennandnMarshallnduringntheirnresearchninvolving
Helicobacternpylorinbacterianandnstomachnulcers?
A) EatingnspicynfoodnincreasesnpopulationsnofnH.npylorininnthenstomachsnofnpeoplensusceptiblentonu
lcers.
B) ThencausenofnmanynstomachnulcersnisnthenbacteriumnH.npylori,nnotnspicynfood.
C) StomachnacidnproductionnisndecreasednbynH.npylorinbacterianinnthenstomachsnofnpeoplenwithnu
lcers.
D) AcutenstomachnpainnisnoftenncausednbynH.npylorinbacteria,nnotnulcers.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
7) Whichnmicrobiologistsncontributedntonthengermntheorynofndisease?
A) WarrennandnMarshall
B) PasteurnandnKoch
C) WatsonnandnCrick
D) JacobnandnMonodn
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Knowledge/Comprehensionn(Remember/Understand)nL
earningnOutcome:n 1.2
8) Whichnstatementnwouldnbencorrectnifnanninductivelynreasonednhypothesisnmakesnsense,nbasedn
onnallnavailablenandnhistoricalnobservations?
A) Thenhypothesisnmustnbentrue.
B) Thenhypothesisncannotnpossiblynbentrue.
C) Thenhypothesisnmustnbentested.
D) Experimentationnisnnotnnecessary.n
Answer:n C
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Applicationn(Apply)nLear
ningnOutcome:n 1.4
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, 9) Whynarenhypothesesnnevernacceptednasnprovennbynscientists?
A) Anhypothesisncannotnevernbentruenornfalsenbecausenitnisnannopinion.
B) Experimentationncannotnsupportnanhypothesisnbecausenitnonlyntestsnpredictions.
C) Hypothesesnchangeneveryntimenannewnexperimentnisnconducted.
D) Alternativenhypothesesnmightnprovidenanbetternanswerntonthenresearchnquestion.n
Answer:n D
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Analysisn(Analyze)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.4
10) Whatnisnthenresultnwhennanwell-
testednhypothesisnisnsupportednbynmanynindependentnstudiesninnthenscientificncommunity?
A) Thenhypothesisnwouldnbenconsiderednanscientificntheory.
B) Thenhypothesisnisnnownbenreferredntonasnanprediction.
C) Furthernexperimentsnwouldnnotnoccurnunlessnansufficientnalternativenisnproposed.
D) Thenhypothesisnisnanfactnthatncannotnbenrefuted.n
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.2
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.5
11) Considernthisnhypothesis:n"DrinkingnEchinaceanteanreducesnthendurationnandnseveritynofn
colds."nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisnthenbestnpredictionnbasednonnthisnhypothesis?
A) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthenntheynwillnfeelnbetternsooner.
B) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennanteaningredientnwillndestroynthencoldnviruses.
C) IfnpeoplenwithnancoldndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennthenteanwillnreducentheirnstress.
D) Ifnanpersonndoesn'tndrinknEchinaceantea,nthennhenornshenwillncatchnancoldnveryneasily.n
Answer:n A
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Application/Analysisn(Apply/Analyze)nLearni
ngnOutcome:n 1.3
12) Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnantestablenhypothesis?
A) Takingnzincnlozengesnatnthenfirstnsignnofncoldnsymptomsnisnwise.
B) Avoidingncontactnwithnothernpeoplenreducesnthenchancenofncatchingnancold.
C) Beingnangoodndrivernmakesnyounlessnlikelyntoncatchnancold.
D) Sleepingn8nhoursnannightnmakesnyounfeelnbetternwhennyounhavenancold.n
Answer:n B
Section:n 1.1
Skill:n Comprehension/Applicationn(Understand/Apply)nLearn
ingnOutcome:n 1.1
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