Test Bank - Biology: Science for Life with Physiology, 5th Edition (Belk, 2015) Chapter 1-25 | All Chapters

,Biology:70Science70for70Life70with70Physiology,705e70(Belk)
Chapter7017 0 7 0 Can70Science70Cure70the70Common70Cold?70Introduction70to70the70Scientific70Metho
d

1) Why70is70the70scientific70method70used?
A) to70answer70specific70questions70about70the70natural70world
B) to70determine70absolute70truth
C) to70distinguish70good70from70evil
D) to70establish70moral70co
des70Answer:7 0 A
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Knowledge70(Remembe
r)70Learning70Outcome:7 0 1.1

2) Which70feature70is70necessary70for70a70scientific70hypothesis?
A) It70is70able70to70be70proven70true.
B) It70is70falsifiable.
C) It70is70a70theory70about70something.
D) It70is70not70based70on70observat
ions.70Answer:7 0 B
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Knowledge/Comprehension70(Remember/Understand
)70Learning70Outcome:7 0 1.1

3) Which70of70the70following70is70an70appropriate70scientific70hypothesis?
A) Bad70people70catch70more70colds70than70good70people.
B) Cold70viruses70should70be70allowed70to70reproduce70just70like70anything70else.
C) It70is70unethical70to70go70to70school70when70you70have70a70cold.
D) People70catch70colds70because70of70exposure70to70cold70temp
erature.70Answer:7 0 D
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Comprehension/Application70(Understand/Apply)70L
earning70Outcome:7 0 1.1

4) What70is70a70scientific70theory?
A) an70explanation70supported70by70large70amounts70of70experimental70evidence
B) an70explanation70that70cannot70be70modified70with70new70experimental70evidence
C) little70more70than70one70person's70educated70guess
D) any70testable70explanation70for70a70question70or70p
roblem70Answer:7 0 A
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Knowledge70(Remembe
r)70Learning70Outcome:7 0 1.2




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,5) Deductive70reasoning70is70used70to70make70 based70on70a70hypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statistical70test
s70Answer:7 0 C70
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Knowledge/Comprehension70(Remember/Understand
)70Learning70Outcome:7 0 1.3

6) Which70hypothesis70was70tested70by70Warren70and70Marshall70during70their70research70involving
Helicobacter70pylori70bacteria70and70stomach70ulcers?
A) Eating70spicy70food70increases70populations70of70H.70pylori70in70the70stomachs70of70people70s
usceptible70to70ulcers.
B) The70cause70of70many70stomach70ulcers70is70the70bacterium70H.70pylori,70not70spicy70food.
C) Stomach70acid70production70is70decreased70by70H.70pylori70bacteria70in70the70stomachs70of
70people70with70ulcers.
D) Acute70stomach70pain70is70often70caused70by70H.70pylori70bacteria,70
not70ulcers.70Answer:7 0 B
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Comprehension/Application70(Understand/Apply)70L
earning70Outcome:7 0 1.1

7) Which70microbiologists70contributed70to70the70germ70theory70of70disease?
A) Warren70and70Marshall
B) Pasteur70and70Koch
C) Watson70and70Crick
D) Jacob70and70Mon
od70Answer:7 0 B
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Knowledge/Comprehension70(Remember/Understand
)70Learning70Outcome:7 0 1.2

8) Which70statement70would70be70correct70if70an70inductively70reasoned70hypothesis70makes70s
ense,70based70on70all70available70and70historical70observations?
A) The70hypothesis70must70be70true.
B) The70hypothesis70cannot70possibly70be70true.
C) The70hypothesis70must70be70tested.
D) Experimentation70is70not70necessa
ry.70Answer:7 0 C
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Application70(Apply)70L
earning70Outcome:7 0 1.4




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, 9) Why70are70hypotheses70never70accepted70as70proven70by70scientists?
A) A70hypothesis70cannot70ever70be70true70or70false70because70it70is70an70opinion.
B) Experimentation70cannot70support70a70hypothesis70because70it70only70tests70predictions.
C) Hypotheses70change70every70time70a70new70experiment70is70conducted.
D) Alternative70hypotheses70might70provide70a70better70answer70to70the70research7
0question.70Answer:7 0 D
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Analysis70(Analyze)70Le
arning70Outcome:7 0 1.4

10) What70is70the70result70when70a70well-
tested70hypothesis70is70supported70by70many70independent70studies70in70the70scientific70communi
ty?
A) The70hypothesis70would70be70considered70a70scientific70theory.
B) The70hypothesis70is70now70be70referred70to70as70a70prediction.
C) Further70experiments70would70not70occur70unless70a70sufficient70alternative70is70proposed.
D) The70hypothesis70is70a70fact70that70cannot70be70
refuted.70Answer:7 0 A
Section:7 0 1.2
Skill:7 0 Comprehension/Application70(Understand/Apply)70L
earning70Outcome:7 0 1.5

11) Consider70this70hypothesis:70"Drinking70Echinacea70tea70reduces70the70duration70and70s
everity70of70colds."70Which70of70the70following70statements70is70the70best70prediction70bas
ed70on70this70hypothesis?
A) If70people70with70a70cold70drink70Echinacea70tea,70then70they70will70feel70better70sooner.
B) If70people70with70a70cold70drink70Echinacea70tea,70then70a70tea70ingredient70will70destroy70the70cold70vir
uses.
C) If70people70with70a70cold70drink70Echinacea70tea,70then70the70tea70will70reduce70their70stress.
D) If70a70person70doesn't70drink70Echinacea70tea,70then70he70or70she70will70catch70a70co
ld70very70easily.70Answer:7 0 A
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Application/Analysis70(Apply/Analyze)70Lea
rning70Outcome:7 0 1.3

12) Which70of70the70following70is70a70testable70hypothesis?
A) Taking70zinc70lozenges70at70the70first70sign70of70cold70symptoms70is70wise.
B) Avoiding70contact70with70other70people70reduces70the70chance70of70catching70a70cold.
C) Being70a70good70driver70makes70you70less70likely70to70catch70a70cold.
D) Sleeping70870hours70a70night70makes70you70feel70better70when70you70h
ave70a70cold.70Answer:7 0 B
Section:7 0 1.1
Skill:7 0 Comprehension/Application70(Understand/Apply)70L
earning70Outcome:7 0 1.1




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