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,Biology: Science for Life with Physiology, 5e (Belk)
Chapter 1 Can Science Cure the Common Cold? Introduction to the Scientific
Method
1) Why is the scientific method used?
A) to answer specific questions about the natural world
B) to determine absolute truth
C) to distinguish good from evil
D) to establish moral
codesANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge (Remember)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Which feature is necessary for a scientific hypothesis?
A) It is able to be proven true.
B) It is falsifiable.
C) It is a theory about something.
D) It is not based on
observations.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) Which of the following is an appropriate scientific hypothesis?
A) Bad people catch more colds than good people.
B) Cold viruses should be allowed to reproduce just like anything else.
C) It is unethical to go to school when you have a cold.
D) People catch colds because of exposure to cold
temperature.ANSWER: D
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) What is a scientific theory?
A) an explanation supported by large amounts of experimental evidence
B) an explanation that cannot be modified with new experimental evidence
C) little more than one person's educated guess
D) any testable explanation for a question or
problemANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge (Remember)
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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,5) Deductive reasoning is used to make based on a hypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statistical
testsANSWER:
C Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.3
6) Which hypothesis was tested by Warren and Marshall during their research involving
Helicobacter pylori bacteria and stomach ulcers?
A) Eating spicy food increases populations of H. pylori in the stomachs of people
susceptible to ulcers.
B) The cause of many stomach ulcers is the bacterium H. pylori, not spicy food.
C) Stomach acid production is decreased by H. pylori bacteria in the stomachs of
people with ulcers.
D) Acute stomach pain is often caused by H. pylori bacteria, not
ulcers.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
7) Which microbiologists contributed to the germ theory of disease?
A) Warren and Marshall
B) Pasteur and Koch
C) Watson and Crick
D) Jacob and
MonodANSWER:
B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) Which statement would be correct if an inductively reasoned hypothesis makes
sense, based on all available and historical observations?
A) The hypothesis must be true.
B) The hypothesis cannot possibly be true.
C) The hypothesis must be tested.
D) Experimentation is not
necessary.ANSWER: C
Section: 1.1
Skill: Application (Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.4
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, 9) Why are hypotheses never accepted as proven by scientists?
A) A hypothesis cannot ever be true or false because it is an opinion.
B) Experimentation cannot support a hypothesis because it only tests predictions.
C) Hypotheses change every time a new experiment is conducted.
D) Alternative hypotheses might provide a better answer to the research
question.ANSWER: D
Section: 1.1
Skill: Analysis (Analyze)
Learning Outcome: 1.4
10) What is the result when a well-tested hypothesis is supported by many independent
studies in the scientific community?
A) The hypothesis would be considered a scientific theory.
B) The hypothesis is now be referred to as a prediction.
C) Further experiments would not occur unless a sufficient alternative is proposed.
D) The hypothesis is a fact that cannot be
refuted.ANSWER: A
Section: 1.2
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.5
11) Consider this hypothesis: "Drinking Echinacea tea reduces the duration and
severity of colds." Which of the following statements is the best prediction based
on this hypothesis?
A) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then they will feel better sooner.
B) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then a tea ingredient will destroy the cold viruses.
C) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then the tea will reduce their stress.
D) If a person doesn't drink Echinacea tea, then he or she will catch a cold very
easily.ANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis (Apply/Analyze)
Learning Outcome: 1.3
12) Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?
A) Taking zinc lozenges at the first sign of cold symptoms is wise.
B) Avoiding contact with other people reduces the chance of catching a cold.
C) Being a good driver makes you less likely to catch a cold.
D) Sleeping 8 hours a night makes you feel better when you have a
cold.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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,Biology: Science for Life with Physiology, 5e (Belk)
Chapter 1 Can Science Cure the Common Cold? Introduction to the Scientific
Method
1) Why is the scientific method used?
A) to answer specific questions about the natural world
B) to determine absolute truth
C) to distinguish good from evil
D) to establish moral
codesANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge (Remember)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
2) Which feature is necessary for a scientific hypothesis?
A) It is able to be proven true.
B) It is falsifiable.
C) It is a theory about something.
D) It is not based on
observations.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.1
3) Which of the following is an appropriate scientific hypothesis?
A) Bad people catch more colds than good people.
B) Cold viruses should be allowed to reproduce just like anything else.
C) It is unethical to go to school when you have a cold.
D) People catch colds because of exposure to cold
temperature.ANSWER: D
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
4) What is a scientific theory?
A) an explanation supported by large amounts of experimental evidence
B) an explanation that cannot be modified with new experimental evidence
C) little more than one person's educated guess
D) any testable explanation for a question or
problemANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge (Remember)
Learning Outcome: 1.2
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,5) Deductive reasoning is used to make based on a hypothesis.
A) correlations
B) data
C) predictions
D) statistical
testsANSWER:
C Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.3
6) Which hypothesis was tested by Warren and Marshall during their research involving
Helicobacter pylori bacteria and stomach ulcers?
A) Eating spicy food increases populations of H. pylori in the stomachs of people
susceptible to ulcers.
B) The cause of many stomach ulcers is the bacterium H. pylori, not spicy food.
C) Stomach acid production is decreased by H. pylori bacteria in the stomachs of
people with ulcers.
D) Acute stomach pain is often caused by H. pylori bacteria, not
ulcers.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
7) Which microbiologists contributed to the germ theory of disease?
A) Warren and Marshall
B) Pasteur and Koch
C) Watson and Crick
D) Jacob and
MonodANSWER:
B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
(Remember/Understand) Learning Outcome: 1.2
8) Which statement would be correct if an inductively reasoned hypothesis makes
sense, based on all available and historical observations?
A) The hypothesis must be true.
B) The hypothesis cannot possibly be true.
C) The hypothesis must be tested.
D) Experimentation is not
necessary.ANSWER: C
Section: 1.1
Skill: Application (Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.4
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, 9) Why are hypotheses never accepted as proven by scientists?
A) A hypothesis cannot ever be true or false because it is an opinion.
B) Experimentation cannot support a hypothesis because it only tests predictions.
C) Hypotheses change every time a new experiment is conducted.
D) Alternative hypotheses might provide a better answer to the research
question.ANSWER: D
Section: 1.1
Skill: Analysis (Analyze)
Learning Outcome: 1.4
10) What is the result when a well-tested hypothesis is supported by many independent
studies in the scientific community?
A) The hypothesis would be considered a scientific theory.
B) The hypothesis is now be referred to as a prediction.
C) Further experiments would not occur unless a sufficient alternative is proposed.
D) The hypothesis is a fact that cannot be
refuted.ANSWER: A
Section: 1.2
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.5
11) Consider this hypothesis: "Drinking Echinacea tea reduces the duration and
severity of colds." Which of the following statements is the best prediction based
on this hypothesis?
A) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then they will feel better sooner.
B) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then a tea ingredient will destroy the cold viruses.
C) If people with a cold drink Echinacea tea, then the tea will reduce their stress.
D) If a person doesn't drink Echinacea tea, then he or she will catch a cold very
easily.ANSWER: A
Section: 1.1
Skill: Application/Analysis (Apply/Analyze)
Learning Outcome: 1.3
12) Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?
A) Taking zinc lozenges at the first sign of cold symptoms is wise.
B) Avoiding contact with other people reduces the chance of catching a cold.
C) Being a good driver makes you less likely to catch a cold.
D) Sleeping 8 hours a night makes you feel better when you have a
cold.ANSWER: B
Section: 1.1
Skill: Comprehension/Application (Understand/Apply)
Learning Outcome: 1.1
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