BIO 1500 Unit 1
1. In an experiment, the manipulation of a specific variable in order to observe
or measure the effect on an object is known as what?: Treatment
2. Which of the following is an important component of an experiment because
it provides information about the variability among the objects in an experi-
ment?: Replication
3. Which of the following provides a broad explanation of how the universe
works and is generally well supported by a diversity of data?: Theory
4. In this type of reasoning, even if all the premises are true, the conclusion may
not be true?: Inductive
5. Which of the following components of an experiment is important because it
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,helps to ensure that treatments and controls are interspersed with each other
in an irregular pattern?: Randomization
6. Inductive reasoning: A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific
observations.
(You observe that every swan you've seen is white and then conclude that all swans are white.)
7. Deductive reasoning: Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then
applying that principle to a specific case
(The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
8. Characteristics of life: Organization, metabolism, responsiveness, reproduction
9. Metabolism: Taking in nutrients from your environment and transforming it into energy to do work
10. Responsiveness: Reacting to internal and external stimuli from other organisms and the physical environ-
ment for the purpose of maintaining homeostasis
11. If you don't , something is going to destroy the which is
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, going to destroy your ability to have a . All of this affects your ability to
.: Respond, organization, metabolism, reproduce.
12. Reproduction: The passing on of an individual's genetic information to a new generation
13. Homeostasis: A dynamic state of equilibrium in which an organism maintains its internal conditions within
a prescribed range (despite existing within a highly variable environment)
14. Characteristics of reproduction: 1. The proliferation of cells within a body and ultimately the process
of reproduction requires the expression and transmission of genetic information
2. The accumulation of genetic changes across generations leads to evolution.
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1. In an experiment, the manipulation of a specific variable in order to observe
or measure the effect on an object is known as what?: Treatment
2. Which of the following is an important component of an experiment because
it provides information about the variability among the objects in an experi-
ment?: Replication
3. Which of the following provides a broad explanation of how the universe
works and is generally well supported by a diversity of data?: Theory
4. In this type of reasoning, even if all the premises are true, the conclusion may
not be true?: Inductive
5. Which of the following components of an experiment is important because it
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,helps to ensure that treatments and controls are interspersed with each other
in an irregular pattern?: Randomization
6. Inductive reasoning: A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific
observations.
(You observe that every swan you've seen is white and then conclude that all swans are white.)
7. Deductive reasoning: Reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then
applying that principle to a specific case
(The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)
8. Characteristics of life: Organization, metabolism, responsiveness, reproduction
9. Metabolism: Taking in nutrients from your environment and transforming it into energy to do work
10. Responsiveness: Reacting to internal and external stimuli from other organisms and the physical environ-
ment for the purpose of maintaining homeostasis
11. If you don't , something is going to destroy the which is
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, going to destroy your ability to have a . All of this affects your ability to
.: Respond, organization, metabolism, reproduce.
12. Reproduction: The passing on of an individual's genetic information to a new generation
13. Homeostasis: A dynamic state of equilibrium in which an organism maintains its internal conditions within
a prescribed range (despite existing within a highly variable environment)
14. Characteristics of reproduction: 1. The proliferation of cells within a body and ultimately the process
of reproduction requires the expression and transmission of genetic information
2. The accumulation of genetic changes across generations leads to evolution.
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