ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
According to the Darwinian theory, which of the following exhibits the greatest fitness for
evolutionary success? - CORRECT ANSWER - the individuals within a population that
have the greatest reproductive success
Which of the following answers gives the correct order of bonding in order of strongest to
weakest? - CORRECT ANSWER - covalent. polar covalent, ionic, hydrogen, and Van der
Waals
How many orbitals are in the second shell surrounding the nucleus of an atom? - CORRECT
ANSWER -4
Which has a greater concentration of H+? - CORRECT ANSWER - a solution pH of 2
Independent variables are those that the researcher measures. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
Based on your knowledge of the polarity of water, in the picture shown below, the solute
molecule (not the water) is - CORRECT ANSWER - negatively charged
Which of the following represent the correct order in level of hierarchy from smallest to largest?
- CORRECT ANSWER - protons, atoms, molecules, organelles. organs, organism
Which of these mice is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a female that dies after 20 days of life but leave 10 offspring, all of whom
survive to reproduce
, When applying the process of science, which of these comes first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - making an observation
The squirrels, trees, plants, people on Salem's campus make up - CORRECT ANSWER -a
community
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the
- CORRECT ANSWER - cell
Which of the following is not a property of all life? - CORRECT ANSWER - a nucleus
Which of the following conditions are not required for a good controlled experiment? -
CORRECT ANSWER - there is one group for which the scientist controls all variables
What is a good example of dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER - The number of
children with increased irritability, nervousness and anxiety
Which are standardized variables? - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of drug
prescribed and the length of time children took the drug
Which of the following statements best distinguishes scientific laws from scientific theories? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Theories are bodies of evidence used to explain scientific
phenomena while laws are bodies of evidence used to summarize scientific processes
Which demonstrates deductive reasoning? - CORRECT ANSWER - You learned in lab
that one milliliter of water weighs 1 gram. Therefore, if you take out 5ml's you expect to 5 grams
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