ENVS 150 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
a. They respond to changes in the environment and adapt to it
b. They consist of one or more cells
c. They grow and develop
d. Some can live without energy
e. They reproduce - ANSWER d. Some can live without energy
Which of the following is true with regards to writing a scientific name?
a. A naturally occurring variety is never italicized
b. The specific epithet is capitalized
c. Both parts of the name are italicized in print
d.When a trinomial is written, all three terms are capitalized
e. When cultivars are included in a name, they are enclosed in double quotation marks -
ANSWER c. Both parts of the name are italicized in print
A scientists observes many different plants and notices that all of them have green leaves. She
concludes that all plants have green leaves. This is an example of:
a. Inductive reasoning
,b. Deductive reasoning
c. Bias
d. The scientific method
e. None are correct - ANSWER a. Inductive reasoning
Which of these are NOT autotrophic organisms?
a. Mosses
b. Algae
c. Trees
d. Cows
e. Ferns - ANSWER d. Cows
The term development refers to:
a. Growth and differentiation of cells
b. Begins with a fertilized egg
c. Growth of cells
d. Differentiation of cells
e. Growth and differentiation of cells that begins with a fertilized egg - ANSWER e. Growth
and differentiation of cells that begins with a fertilized egg
The highest level in the hierarchical classification is:
, a. Eukarya
b. Domain
c. Archea
d. Kingdom
e. Divergence - ANSWER b. Domain
Formulating a hypothesis means:
a. Making an educated guess to explain how something works
b. Making an observation
c. Testing whether something works one way but not another
d. Asking a question
e. Using a dependent variable to control an experiment - ANSWER a. Making an educated
guess to explain how something works
Which of these sources of sugar has a much greater sweetness than glucose?
a. Stevia leaves
b. Sugar cane
c. Carob seeds
d. Maple syrup
e. Sugar beets - ANSWER a. Stevia leaves
100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
a. They respond to changes in the environment and adapt to it
b. They consist of one or more cells
c. They grow and develop
d. Some can live without energy
e. They reproduce - ANSWER d. Some can live without energy
Which of the following is true with regards to writing a scientific name?
a. A naturally occurring variety is never italicized
b. The specific epithet is capitalized
c. Both parts of the name are italicized in print
d.When a trinomial is written, all three terms are capitalized
e. When cultivars are included in a name, they are enclosed in double quotation marks -
ANSWER c. Both parts of the name are italicized in print
A scientists observes many different plants and notices that all of them have green leaves. She
concludes that all plants have green leaves. This is an example of:
a. Inductive reasoning
,b. Deductive reasoning
c. Bias
d. The scientific method
e. None are correct - ANSWER a. Inductive reasoning
Which of these are NOT autotrophic organisms?
a. Mosses
b. Algae
c. Trees
d. Cows
e. Ferns - ANSWER d. Cows
The term development refers to:
a. Growth and differentiation of cells
b. Begins with a fertilized egg
c. Growth of cells
d. Differentiation of cells
e. Growth and differentiation of cells that begins with a fertilized egg - ANSWER e. Growth
and differentiation of cells that begins with a fertilized egg
The highest level in the hierarchical classification is:
, a. Eukarya
b. Domain
c. Archea
d. Kingdom
e. Divergence - ANSWER b. Domain
Formulating a hypothesis means:
a. Making an educated guess to explain how something works
b. Making an observation
c. Testing whether something works one way but not another
d. Asking a question
e. Using a dependent variable to control an experiment - ANSWER a. Making an educated
guess to explain how something works
Which of these sources of sugar has a much greater sweetness than glucose?
a. Stevia leaves
b. Sugar cane
c. Carob seeds
d. Maple syrup
e. Sugar beets - ANSWER a. Stevia leaves
