SAWEY CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN
BIOLOGY EXAM 1 2026 FULLY SOLVED
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ -if it doesn't start with an "H" (HIV, Hep B, Hep C, HPV, Herpes).
Answer: bacteria
⩥ -chlamydia is bacteria (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -herpes can be cured by antibiotics (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -syphillis is a virus (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -you can't get an sti if you've only had one partner (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -hpv can increase risk of cervical cancer (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -in us thalidomide caused seal limbs (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -shouldn't take vitamins with folic acid (t/f). Answer: false
,⩥ -safe to smoke 5x a week when pregnant (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -if you're healthy pregnant you can wait to see the doctor til the 2nd
trimester (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -_____ are caused by
-viruses
-bacteria
-other organisms such as protozoans or body lice. Answer: STI's
⩥ -infections caused by _________
-gonorrehea
-syphilis
-chlamydia. Answer: bacteria
⩥ -how to treat a virus. Answer: treat symptoms only
⩥ -how to treat bacteria. Answer: antibiotics
⩥ -two parts of breast milk. Answer: foremilk, hindmilk
,⩥ -radiation
-infection/virus
-metabolic conditions
-drugs and chemicals. Answer: teratogens
⩥ -babies receive _________ directly from the mother both during
pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Answer: antibodies
⩥ -effects of one teratogen" thalidomide. Answer: seal like limbs
⩥ -never allowed in the US
-teratogen
-used to treat morning sickness and nauseau
-resulted in seal like limbs. Answer: thalidomide
⩥ -father of biology. Answer: aristotle
⩥ -observation -> hypotheses -> tests of hypotheses -> results. Answer:
scientific method
⩥ -given placebo
-the variable being tested is absent
, -compile results. Answer: control group
⩥ -given drug
-the variable being tested is present
-compile results. Answer: experimental group
⩥ -scientists in the field give anonymous reviews, accepting or rejecting
the paper for publication
-the reviewers cannot have any personal or professional relationship
with the authors. Answer: peer review and publishing process
⩥ -results become a part of the general knowledge only after they are
published in this. Answer: scientific journal
⩥ -a system of ideas or misconceptions erroneously regarded as science.
Answer: pseudoscience
⩥ -why is the us government still spending billions of dollars funding
scientific research?. Answer:
⩥ -why can nonscientists have confidence in the information published
in the reputable (time magazine, new york times, smithsonian)?.
Answer:
BIOLOGY EXAM 1 2026 FULLY SOLVED
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ -if it doesn't start with an "H" (HIV, Hep B, Hep C, HPV, Herpes).
Answer: bacteria
⩥ -chlamydia is bacteria (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -herpes can be cured by antibiotics (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -syphillis is a virus (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -you can't get an sti if you've only had one partner (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -hpv can increase risk of cervical cancer (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness (t/f). Answer: true
⩥ -in us thalidomide caused seal limbs (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -shouldn't take vitamins with folic acid (t/f). Answer: false
,⩥ -safe to smoke 5x a week when pregnant (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -if you're healthy pregnant you can wait to see the doctor til the 2nd
trimester (t/f). Answer: false
⩥ -_____ are caused by
-viruses
-bacteria
-other organisms such as protozoans or body lice. Answer: STI's
⩥ -infections caused by _________
-gonorrehea
-syphilis
-chlamydia. Answer: bacteria
⩥ -how to treat a virus. Answer: treat symptoms only
⩥ -how to treat bacteria. Answer: antibiotics
⩥ -two parts of breast milk. Answer: foremilk, hindmilk
,⩥ -radiation
-infection/virus
-metabolic conditions
-drugs and chemicals. Answer: teratogens
⩥ -babies receive _________ directly from the mother both during
pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Answer: antibodies
⩥ -effects of one teratogen" thalidomide. Answer: seal like limbs
⩥ -never allowed in the US
-teratogen
-used to treat morning sickness and nauseau
-resulted in seal like limbs. Answer: thalidomide
⩥ -father of biology. Answer: aristotle
⩥ -observation -> hypotheses -> tests of hypotheses -> results. Answer:
scientific method
⩥ -given placebo
-the variable being tested is absent
, -compile results. Answer: control group
⩥ -given drug
-the variable being tested is present
-compile results. Answer: experimental group
⩥ -scientists in the field give anonymous reviews, accepting or rejecting
the paper for publication
-the reviewers cannot have any personal or professional relationship
with the authors. Answer: peer review and publishing process
⩥ -results become a part of the general knowledge only after they are
published in this. Answer: scientific journal
⩥ -a system of ideas or misconceptions erroneously regarded as science.
Answer: pseudoscience
⩥ -why is the us government still spending billions of dollars funding
scientific research?. Answer:
⩥ -why can nonscientists have confidence in the information published
in the reputable (time magazine, new york times, smithsonian)?.
Answer:
