BSC 1005 - Midterm Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is science? - CORRECT ANSWER - any method of learning about the natural world
that follows the scientific method.
What is biology? - CORRECT ANSWER - is the scientific study of life
What is life? - CORRECT ANSWER - existence of an individual human or animal.
The 8 properties of determining if something is alive - CORRECT ANSWER - -Order
-Cells
-Growth and development
-Energy processing
-Regulation
-Evolution
-Reproduction
-Response to the environment
How is a scientific theory different from a hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - a theory
has already been tested.
Define and compare the following: hypothesis, theories, and facts. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observation. Theory is much
broader in scope than a hypothesis. Theory is a comprehensive and well-substantiated
explanation. Become widely accepted by scientist if they are supported by a large, varied, and
growing body of evidence. A fact is a piece of information considered to be objectively true
based on all current evidence. A fact can be verified, and is therefore distinct from opinions.
What is pseudoscience? - CORRECT ANSWER - means "false
, science". A field of study that is falsely presented or mistakenly regarded as having a scientific
basis when it does not.
Describe the process of science - CORRECT ANSWER - first you need to find a
hypothesis. You then make predications on how you believe your experiment will end. You then
conduct the experiment. if your experiment supports your hypothesis; make additional
predictions and test them. If your experiment does not support hypothesis; revise hypothesis or
pose a new one and test again.
Exploration - CORRECT ANSWER - the applied practice and study of field research using
a variety of methods, technologies, and approaches to drive question-based scientific endeavors.
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - a tentative explanation that a scientist proposes for a
specific phenomenon that has been observed. Must be testable and falsifiable.
Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER - a statement of the expected results of the experiment
based on the hypothesis.
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - a factor or condition of an experiment that is changed,
often while keeping all other factors or conditions constant.
Control group - CORRECT ANSWER - in a controlled experiment, a set of subjects that
lacks (or doesn't receive) the specific factor being tested. Ideally the control group should be
identical to the experimental group in all other respects.
Experimental group - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of subjects that had (or receives) the
specific factor being tested in a controlled experiment. Ideally, the experimental group should be
identical to the control group for all other factors.
Conclusions - CORRECT ANSWER - summarize how your results support or contradict
your original hypothesis.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is science? - CORRECT ANSWER - any method of learning about the natural world
that follows the scientific method.
What is biology? - CORRECT ANSWER - is the scientific study of life
What is life? - CORRECT ANSWER - existence of an individual human or animal.
The 8 properties of determining if something is alive - CORRECT ANSWER - -Order
-Cells
-Growth and development
-Energy processing
-Regulation
-Evolution
-Reproduction
-Response to the environment
How is a scientific theory different from a hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - a theory
has already been tested.
Define and compare the following: hypothesis, theories, and facts. - CORRECT
ANSWER - a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observation. Theory is much
broader in scope than a hypothesis. Theory is a comprehensive and well-substantiated
explanation. Become widely accepted by scientist if they are supported by a large, varied, and
growing body of evidence. A fact is a piece of information considered to be objectively true
based on all current evidence. A fact can be verified, and is therefore distinct from opinions.
What is pseudoscience? - CORRECT ANSWER - means "false
, science". A field of study that is falsely presented or mistakenly regarded as having a scientific
basis when it does not.
Describe the process of science - CORRECT ANSWER - first you need to find a
hypothesis. You then make predications on how you believe your experiment will end. You then
conduct the experiment. if your experiment supports your hypothesis; make additional
predictions and test them. If your experiment does not support hypothesis; revise hypothesis or
pose a new one and test again.
Exploration - CORRECT ANSWER - the applied practice and study of field research using
a variety of methods, technologies, and approaches to drive question-based scientific endeavors.
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - a tentative explanation that a scientist proposes for a
specific phenomenon that has been observed. Must be testable and falsifiable.
Prediction - CORRECT ANSWER - a statement of the expected results of the experiment
based on the hypothesis.
Variable - CORRECT ANSWER - a factor or condition of an experiment that is changed,
often while keeping all other factors or conditions constant.
Control group - CORRECT ANSWER - in a controlled experiment, a set of subjects that
lacks (or doesn't receive) the specific factor being tested. Ideally the control group should be
identical to the experimental group in all other respects.
Experimental group - CORRECT ANSWER - a set of subjects that had (or receives) the
specific factor being tested in a controlled experiment. Ideally, the experimental group should be
identical to the control group for all other factors.
Conclusions - CORRECT ANSWER - summarize how your results support or contradict
your original hypothesis.
