Biology 1500 Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
alternate hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - factor other than the tested hypothesis that
may explain observations
anecdotal evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - information based on an individuals personal
experience
applied (practical) science - CORRECT ANSWER - applies existing scientific knowledge
to develop more practical applications, like technology or inventions
basic (pure) science - CORRECT ANSWER - fundamental to the study of medicine
bias - CORRECT ANSWER - influence of research participants opinions on experimental
results
blind experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - test in which subjects are not aware of exactly
what they are predicted to experience
control - CORRECT ANSWER - subject for an experiment who is similar to experimental
subject except is not exposed to the experimental treatment. used as a baseline value for
comparison
correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - relationship between 2 factors
data - CORRECT ANSWER - information collected by scientists during hypothesis testing
deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - making the prediction of an outcome of a
test
,double bind - CORRECT ANSWER - experimental design protocol when both research
subjects and scientists performing the measurements are unaware of either the experimental
hypothesis or who is in control or experimental group
experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - a situation designed to test specific hypotheses
falsifiable - CORRECT ANSWER - able to be proved false
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - tentative explanation for an observation that requires
testing to validate
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - a logical process that argues from specific
instances to a general conclusion
mean - CORRECT ANSWER - average value of a group of measurements
objective - CORRECT ANSWER - without bias
observation - CORRECT ANSWER - observing something
peer review - CORRECT ANSWER - reports of scientific research are examined and
critiqued by other researchers they are polished in scholarly journals
placebos - CORRECT ANSWER - sham treatments in experiments
popular science literature - CORRECT ANSWER - interpretations of science intended for
a general audience
, predictions - CORRECT ANSWER - result expected from a particular test of a hypothesis
if the hypothesis were true
primary source - CORRECT ANSWER - article reporting research results written by
researchers and reviewed by the scientific community
random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER - placing individuals into experimental and
control groups randomly to eliminate systematic differences between the groups
sample size - CORRECT ANSWER - number of individuals in both the experimental and
control groups
sample - CORRECT ANSWER - small subgroup of a population used an experimental test
sampling error - CORRECT ANSWER - effect of chance on experimental results
scepticism - CORRECT ANSWER - skeptical attitude
science - CORRECT ANSWER - study of structure and behaviour of the physical and
natural world through observation and experiment
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic method of research consisting of
putting a hypothesis to a test to disprove it, if it is false
scientific misconduct - CORRECT ANSWER - action that willfully compromises the
integrity of scientific research such as plagiarism or falsification of fabrication of data
scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWER - body of scientifically accepted general
principles that explain the natural phenomenon
Questions and CORRECT Answers
alternate hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - factor other than the tested hypothesis that
may explain observations
anecdotal evidence - CORRECT ANSWER - information based on an individuals personal
experience
applied (practical) science - CORRECT ANSWER - applies existing scientific knowledge
to develop more practical applications, like technology or inventions
basic (pure) science - CORRECT ANSWER - fundamental to the study of medicine
bias - CORRECT ANSWER - influence of research participants opinions on experimental
results
blind experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - test in which subjects are not aware of exactly
what they are predicted to experience
control - CORRECT ANSWER - subject for an experiment who is similar to experimental
subject except is not exposed to the experimental treatment. used as a baseline value for
comparison
correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - relationship between 2 factors
data - CORRECT ANSWER - information collected by scientists during hypothesis testing
deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - making the prediction of an outcome of a
test
,double bind - CORRECT ANSWER - experimental design protocol when both research
subjects and scientists performing the measurements are unaware of either the experimental
hypothesis or who is in control or experimental group
experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - a situation designed to test specific hypotheses
falsifiable - CORRECT ANSWER - able to be proved false
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - tentative explanation for an observation that requires
testing to validate
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - a logical process that argues from specific
instances to a general conclusion
mean - CORRECT ANSWER - average value of a group of measurements
objective - CORRECT ANSWER - without bias
observation - CORRECT ANSWER - observing something
peer review - CORRECT ANSWER - reports of scientific research are examined and
critiqued by other researchers they are polished in scholarly journals
placebos - CORRECT ANSWER - sham treatments in experiments
popular science literature - CORRECT ANSWER - interpretations of science intended for
a general audience
, predictions - CORRECT ANSWER - result expected from a particular test of a hypothesis
if the hypothesis were true
primary source - CORRECT ANSWER - article reporting research results written by
researchers and reviewed by the scientific community
random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER - placing individuals into experimental and
control groups randomly to eliminate systematic differences between the groups
sample size - CORRECT ANSWER - number of individuals in both the experimental and
control groups
sample - CORRECT ANSWER - small subgroup of a population used an experimental test
sampling error - CORRECT ANSWER - effect of chance on experimental results
scepticism - CORRECT ANSWER - skeptical attitude
science - CORRECT ANSWER - study of structure and behaviour of the physical and
natural world through observation and experiment
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - a systematic method of research consisting of
putting a hypothesis to a test to disprove it, if it is false
scientific misconduct - CORRECT ANSWER - action that willfully compromises the
integrity of scientific research such as plagiarism or falsification of fabrication of data
scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWER - body of scientifically accepted general
principles that explain the natural phenomenon
