Biology 1090 Timmins Midterm
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
The relationship between the dependent variable 'significant weight gain' and independent
variable 'consumption of fat' is an example of
A. Probability
B. correlation
C. Anecdotal Evidence - Answer: B. Correlation
You just read in the newspaper that smoking increases susceptibility to lung cancer. This
scientific information has been received from a
A. Primary
B. Secondary Source
C. Anecdotal source - Answer: B. Secondary Source
Sequence the steps of the scientific method.
(Hint: it all starts with Observation)
Experimental Design
Observation
conclusion
Hypothesis
, question - Answer: observation
question
Hypothesis
experimental design
conclusion
An epidemiologist examines incidents of malaria in America and Africa and concludes that
malaria is more prevalent in Africa. This is a type of
A. Ecological Study
B. Correlational Experiment
C. Cross-Sectional Survey
D. Case-Control Study - Answer: A. Ecological Study
A scientific hypothesis is falsifiable.
True or False - Answer: True
Carbon is commonly found in the molecules of living organisms because
A. Global Warming has put so much of it into the environment
B. Salts contain Carbon
C. It forms up to four covalent bonds
D. Water contains Carbon
E. It is extremely scarce in the environment - Answer: C. It forms up to four covalent bonds
Which of the following could describe the contents of a prokaryotic cell?
A. Plasma Membrane, Chloroplast
B. Plasma membrane, Ribosome
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
The relationship between the dependent variable 'significant weight gain' and independent
variable 'consumption of fat' is an example of
A. Probability
B. correlation
C. Anecdotal Evidence - Answer: B. Correlation
You just read in the newspaper that smoking increases susceptibility to lung cancer. This
scientific information has been received from a
A. Primary
B. Secondary Source
C. Anecdotal source - Answer: B. Secondary Source
Sequence the steps of the scientific method.
(Hint: it all starts with Observation)
Experimental Design
Observation
conclusion
Hypothesis
, question - Answer: observation
question
Hypothesis
experimental design
conclusion
An epidemiologist examines incidents of malaria in America and Africa and concludes that
malaria is more prevalent in Africa. This is a type of
A. Ecological Study
B. Correlational Experiment
C. Cross-Sectional Survey
D. Case-Control Study - Answer: A. Ecological Study
A scientific hypothesis is falsifiable.
True or False - Answer: True
Carbon is commonly found in the molecules of living organisms because
A. Global Warming has put so much of it into the environment
B. Salts contain Carbon
C. It forms up to four covalent bonds
D. Water contains Carbon
E. It is extremely scarce in the environment - Answer: C. It forms up to four covalent bonds
Which of the following could describe the contents of a prokaryotic cell?
A. Plasma Membrane, Chloroplast
B. Plasma membrane, Ribosome
