Bi ol og y : S c i e nc e f or Li f e wi t h
Phy s i ol og y ,
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Ca n S c i e nc e Cur e t he Common Co l d?
UNI T 1: CHEMI S TRY AND CELLS
2. S c i e nc e Fi c t i on, Ba d S c i e nc e , a nd Ps e udo s c i e nc e
3. I s I t Pos s i bl e t o S u ppl e me nt Your Wa y t o Be t t e r Pe r f o r ma nc e a nd
He a l t h?
4. Bo dy We i g ht a nd He a l t h
5. Li f e i n t he Gr e e nhous e
UNI T 2: GENETI CS
6. Ca nc e r
7. Fe r t i l i t y
8. Do e s Te s t i ng S a v e Li v e s
9. Bi ol og y o f Wr ong f ul Conv i c t i ons
10 . Ge ne t i c a l l y Modi f i e d Or g a ni s ms
UNI T 3: EVOLUTI ON
11 . Wh e r e Di d We Come Fr om
12 . An Ev ol v i ng Ene my
13 . Unde r s t a ndi ng Ra c e
14 . Th e Gr e a t e s t S pe c i e s o n Ea r t h?
UNI T 4: ECOLOGY
15 . I s t he Huma n Pop ul a t i on Too La r g e ?
16 . Co ns e r v i ng Bi odi v e r s i t y
17 . Th e Huma n F oot pr i nt
UNI T 5: ANI MAL S TRUCTURE AND FUNCTI ON
18 . Or g a n Dona t i on
19 . Bi ng e Dr i nk i ng
20 . Cl e a r i ng t h e Ai r
21 . Va c c i na t i on: Pr o t e c t i on a nd Pr e v e nt i on o r Pe r i l ?
22 . Hu ma n S e x Di f f r e nc e s
23 . To x i c S t r e s s
24 . S t udy Dr ug s : Br a i n Bo os t o r Br a i n Dr a i n?
UNI T 6: PL ANT BI OLOGY
25 . Fe e di ng t he Wor l d
26 . Gr owi ng a Gr e e n Thumb
Bi o l ogy : S c i e nc e f o r L i f e , wi t h Phy s i ol o gy , 6e ( Be l k/ Bor de n Ma i e r )
Cha pt e r 1 Can S c i enc e Cur e t he Common Col d? I nt r oduc t i on t o t he S c i e nt i f i c
Me t hod
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,1) Why i s t he s c i e nt i f i c me t ho d us e d?
A) t o t e s t i de a s a bo ut ho w t he na t ur a l wo r l d wo r k s
B) t o me mo r i z e s c i e nt i f i c f a c t s a bout e x pe r i me nt s
C) t o de t e r mi ne l e g a l r e s pons i bi l i t i e s f o r s c i e nt i s t s
D) t o e s t a bl i s h e c o no mi c pol i c i e s
f o r t he wo r l d Ans we r : A
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 1
2) Whi c h f e a t ur e i s ne c e s s a r y f o r a s c i e nt i f i c hy po t he s i s ?
A) I t c a n be pr ov e n t r ue .
B) I t i s f a l s i f i a bl e .
C) I t i s a t he o r y a bo ut s upe r na t ur a l e v e nt s .
D) I t i s no t ba s e d o n
o bs e r v a t i o ns . Ans wer : B
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 1
3) Whi c h s t a t e me nt wo ul d be a ppr o pr i a t e s c i e nt i f i c hy po t he s i s ?
A) Rude pe o pl e c a t c h mo r e c o l ds t ha n po l i t e pe o pl e .
B) Co l d v i r us e s s houl d be a l l o we d t o r e pr o duc e j us t l i ke a ny t hi ng e l s e .
C) Go i ng t o s c ho ol whe n y ou ha v e a c o l d i s une t hi c a l .
D) Pe o pl e pr o t e c t e d f r o m c hi l l y t e mpe r a t ur e s
c a t c h f e we r c o l ds . Ans we r : D
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 1
4) Wha t i s a s c i e nt i f i c t he o r y ?
A) a n e x pl a na t i o n s uppo r t e d by l a r g e a mount s o f e x pe r i me nt a l e v i de nc e
B) a n e x pl a na t i o n t ha t c a nnot be modi f i e d wi t h ne w e x pe r i me nt a l e v i de nc e
C) a l o g i c a l o pi ni on pr opo s e d by o ne pe r s on
D) a ny t e s t a bl e e x pl a na t i o n f o r a
que s t i o n o r pr o bl e mAns we r : A
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 2
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, 5) Wha t e x pe c t a t i o n, ba s e d o n a hy po t he s i s , us e s de duc t i v e r e a s oni ng ?
A) c o r r e l a t i o ns
B) da t a
C) pr e di c t i o ns
D) s t a t i s t i c
al t es t s
Ans wer : C
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 3
6) Whi c h hy pot he s i s di d Wa r r e n a nd Ma r s ha l l t e s t r e l a t e d t o
He l i c o b ac t e r p y l o r i ba c t e r i a a nd s t o ma c h ul c e r s ?
A) Ea t i ng s pi c y f o od i nc r e a s e s H. p y l o r i i n t he s t o ma c hs of pe o pl e
s us c e pt i bl e t o ul c e r s .
B) The c a us e o f ma ny s t oma c h ul c e r s i s t he ba c t e r i um H. p y l o r i , no t s pi c y
f o o d.
C) H. p y l o r i ba c t e r i a de c r e a s e a c i d pr o duc t i on i n t he s t oma c hs o f pe o pl e
wi t h ul c e r s .
D) Ac ut e s t o ma c h pa i n i s of t e n c a us e d by H. p y l o r i
ba c t e r i a , no t ul c e r s
. Ans we r : B
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Appl y i ng / Ana l y z i ng
L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 1
7) Whi c h bi o l o g i s t s c ont r i but e d t o t he g e r m t he o r y o f di s e a s e ?
A) Wa r r e n a nd Ma r s ha l l
B) Pa s t e ur a nd Ko c h
C) Wa t s on a nd Cr i c k
D) Da r wi n a nd
Me nde l Ans we r : B
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Re me mbe r i ng / Unde r s t a ndi n
g L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 2
8) Wha t s t e p s houl d o c c ur a f t e r nume r o us o bs e r v a t i o ns a r e us e d t o f o r m
a s e ns i bl e , i nduc t i v e l y r e a s o ne d hy po t he s i s ?
A) The hy po t he s i s i s r e c o g ni z e d a s pr o v e n.
B) The hy po t he s i s i s di s c a r de d a s i nc o r r e c t .
C) The hy po t he s i s mus t be t e s t e d.
D) The hy po t he s i s be c o me s a
s c i e nt i f i c l a w. Ans we r : C
S e c t i o n: 1. 1
Ski l l :
Appl y i ng / Ana l y z i ng
L e a r ni ng Out c o me : 1. 4
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