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,TEST BANK Animal Diversity 9/E Cleveland Hickman
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1) A characteristic of science is that
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A) it is not explained by natural laws.
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B) its hypotheses are testable. f f f


C) its conclusions are final. f f f


D) it is not falsifiable. f f f


E) it seeks to define the vitalistic forces of life.
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2) During the creation court case in Arkansas, Judge Overton defined the essential properties of scie
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nce. Which statement is NOT true about science?
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A) Science is concerned about understanding the natural world. f f f f f f f


B) Science approaches data in a personal or subjective manner. f f f f f f f f


C) Conclusions of science are subject to change based on new findings. f f f f f f f f f f


D) Science establishes hypotheses that have the potential to be tested and disproved.
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3) Much of science is based on an approach known as the
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A) natural
B) inductive-deductive
C) hypothetical
D) hypothetico-deductive



4) What is a hypothesis?
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A) A tentative statement, based on information or data, that explains a large number of obse
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rvations and guides experimentation. f f f



B) A report of the findings of scientific experiments.
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C) A general statement made to infer a specific conclusion, often in an "if . . . then" form
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at.
D) Using isolated facts to reach a general idea that may explain a phenomenon.
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,5) Which statement about a hypothesis is NOT correct?
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A) Experiments or observations are conducted to test a hypothesis. f f f f f f f f


B) A hypothesis can be tested many times using different methods.
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C) Data that support a hypothesis actually prove it to be true.
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D) If data from experimentation does not lend support to a hypothesis, the hypothesis mus
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t be rejected or revised.
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6) Which of the following best describes a conceptual scheme in science that is strongly supp
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orted, has not yet been found incorrect, and is based on the results of many observations?
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A) A scientific paradigm f f


B) Descriptive research f


C) A scientific theory f f


D) Experimental results f




7) Attempting to understand proximate or immediate causes in Biology requires this type of appr
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oach:
A) Evolutionary.
B) Descriptive.
C) Theoretical.
D) Experimental.


8) What is the goal of using the experimental method to investigate proximate causes in biol
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ogy?
A) To disprove biological principles or theories.
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B) To test our understanding of a biological system.
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C) To better mankind by inventing something unique.
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D) To prove or disprove the existence of God.
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9) To have a frame of reference against which to compare experimental findings, a scientist must
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A) study two groups: a control group and an experimental group.
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B) eliminate all expectations that might cause a biased interpretation of the results.
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C) have other scientists look at the results. f f f f f f


D) do nothing; a "frame of reference" is not necessary.
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, 10) You are in your first week of student teaching and are preparing a question for your students conc
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erning experimental design for a science laboratory. Which of the following statements would y
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ou hope your students choose as NOT correct regarding experimental design?
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A) All conditions are held the same except for the condition being tested for in the expe
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rimental group. f


B) It is best to use identical subjects (except for the treatment in the experimental group) in or
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der to reduce the uncontrolled factors. f f f f f



C) The condition being tested in an experiment is the "control."
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D) Statistical comparisons are made between groups to determine if any difference is bey f f f f f f f f f f f f


ond random chance. f f




11) In your study group you have been asked to explain the difference between control and experim
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ental groups. Which statement give below provides the best description of a control group?
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A) A group with the condition that is being tested.
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B) A non-random sample taken through all experimental steps.
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C) A variable that is being deliberately varied in the experiment.
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D) A group that lacks the disturbance experienced by the experimental group.
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12) Some ecologists study complex interactions of animals and plants in forests. Such field research
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produces slightly different results for different researchers. In contrast, ecology experiments perf
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ormed indoors with one organism in a terrarium usually produce results that are repeatable. What
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is the most likely explanation?
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A) The scientific method is only useful in laboratory settings.
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B) It is not possible to establish a control group outside of a laboratory.
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C) It is easier to hold all but one variable constant in a laboratory.
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D) Fieldwork is evolutionary; laboratory work is experimental. f f f f f f




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