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Biology 1500 Final Exam Questions And
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Alternate hypothesis - Answer✔factor other than the tested hypothesis that may explain
observations
anecdotal evidence - Answer✔information based on an individuals personal experience
applied (practical) science - Answer✔applies existing scientific knowledge to develop more
practical applications, like technology or inventions
basic (pure) science - Answer✔fundamental to the study of medicine
bias - Answer✔influence of research participants opinions on experimental results
blind experiment - Answer✔test in which subjects are not aware of exactly what they are
predicted to experience
control - 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 - Answer✔relationship between 2 factors
data - Answer✔information collected by scientists during hypothesis testing
deductive reasoning - Answer✔making the prediction of an outcome of a test
double bind - 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 - Answer✔a situation designed to test specific hypotheses
falsifiable - Answer✔able to be proved false
hypothesis - Answer✔tentative explanation for an observation that requires testing to validate
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inductive reasoning - Answer✔a logical process that argues from specific instances to a general
conclusion
mean - Answer✔average value of a group of measurements
objective - Answer✔without bias
observation - Answer✔observing something
peer review - Answer✔reports of scientific research are examined and critiqued by other
researchers they are polished in scholarly journals
placebos - Answer✔sham treatments in experiments
popular science literature - Answer✔interpretations of science intended for a general audience
predictions - Answer✔result expected from a particular test of a hypothesis if the hypothesis
were true
primary source - Answer✔article reporting research results written by researchers and
reviewed by the scientific community
random assignment - Answer✔placing individuals into experimental and control groups
randomly to eliminate systematic differences between the groups
sample size - Answer✔number of individuals in both the experimental and control groups
sample - Answer✔small subgroup of a population used an experimental test
sampling error - Answer✔effect of chance on experimental results
scepticism - Answer✔skeptical attitude
science - Answer✔study of structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through
observation and experiment
scientific method - Answer✔a systematic method of research consisting of putting a hypothesis
to a test to disprove it, if it is false
scientific misconduct - Answer✔action that willfully compromises the integrity of scientific
research such as plagiarism or falsification of fabrication of data
scientific theory - Answer✔body of scientifically accepted general principles that explain the
natural phenomenon
secondary source - Answer✔books, news media and advertisement as sources of scientific
information
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Biology 1500 Final Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Alternate hypothesis - Answer✔factor other than the tested hypothesis that may explain
observations
anecdotal evidence - Answer✔information based on an individuals personal experience
applied (practical) science - Answer✔applies existing scientific knowledge to develop more
practical applications, like technology or inventions
basic (pure) science - Answer✔fundamental to the study of medicine
bias - Answer✔influence of research participants opinions on experimental results
blind experiment - Answer✔test in which subjects are not aware of exactly what they are
predicted to experience
control - 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 - Answer✔relationship between 2 factors
data - Answer✔information collected by scientists during hypothesis testing
deductive reasoning - Answer✔making the prediction of an outcome of a test
double bind - 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 - Answer✔a situation designed to test specific hypotheses
falsifiable - Answer✔able to be proved false
hypothesis - Answer✔tentative explanation for an observation that requires testing to validate
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inductive reasoning - Answer✔a logical process that argues from specific instances to a general
conclusion
mean - Answer✔average value of a group of measurements
objective - Answer✔without bias
observation - Answer✔observing something
peer review - Answer✔reports of scientific research are examined and critiqued by other
researchers they are polished in scholarly journals
placebos - Answer✔sham treatments in experiments
popular science literature - Answer✔interpretations of science intended for a general audience
predictions - Answer✔result expected from a particular test of a hypothesis if the hypothesis
were true
primary source - Answer✔article reporting research results written by researchers and
reviewed by the scientific community
random assignment - Answer✔placing individuals into experimental and control groups
randomly to eliminate systematic differences between the groups
sample size - Answer✔number of individuals in both the experimental and control groups
sample - Answer✔small subgroup of a population used an experimental test
sampling error - Answer✔effect of chance on experimental results
scepticism - Answer✔skeptical attitude
science - Answer✔study of structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through
observation and experiment
scientific method - Answer✔a systematic method of research consisting of putting a hypothesis
to a test to disprove it, if it is false
scientific misconduct - Answer✔action that willfully compromises the integrity of scientific
research such as plagiarism or falsification of fabrication of data
scientific theory - Answer✔body of scientifically accepted general principles that explain the
natural phenomenon
secondary source - Answer✔books, news media and advertisement as sources of scientific
information
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