Biology 101 Exam 1 WVU questions
with correct answers 2026
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2.zMakezobservations
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6.zDrawzconclusions/analyzezresults
7.zRevisezhypothesiszifzneeded
Hypothesisz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Azproposedzexplanationzforzphenomenon
Theoryz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Azhypothesiszthatziszexceptionallyzwell-
supportedzbyzthezdatazandzwithstoodztheztestztimez(broaderzinzscopezthanzhypothesis).zWhenznewz
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3.zControlzgroup
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5.zBlindzorzdoublezblindzstrategies
6.zRandomization
7.zRepeatable
Treatmentz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Anyzexperimentalzconditionzappliedztozindividuals
ExperimentalzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Azgroupzofzindividualszwhozarezexposedztozazparticularztreatment
ControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Azgroupzofzindividualszwhozareztreatedzidenticallyztozthezexperimentalzgroupzwithzthezonezexceptio
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DependentzVariablez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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IndependentzVariablez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Theztreatmentzthatzyouzareztestingzinzthezexperiment
BlindzStrategyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Thezexperimentalzsubjectszdoznotzknowzwhichztreatmentz(ifzany)ztheyzarezreceiving
DoublezBlindzStrategyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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Randomizedz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Thezsubjectszarezrandomlyzassignedzintozthezexperimentalzandzcontrolzgroup
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Phenomenonzinzwhichzpeoplezresoundzfavorableztozanyztreatment
NegativezControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Compareztheztreatmentztozanzuntreatedzsamplez(placebo)
PositivezControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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Statisticsz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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ataztheyzgather.zAlsozidentifieszrelationshipszbetweenzvariables
ErrorzBarsz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Theyzshowzthezvariationzinzthezdata
DiscoveryzBasedzSciencezEX.z
HumanzGenomezProjectz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
ScientistszdeterminedzthezDNAzsequenceszinzazhumanzbeingzandzputzthemzinzazdatabasezforzthezwh
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HypothesiszBasedzSciencezEX.
StudyzofzPoisonzIvyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Scientistszsuspectzthatzclimatezchangezwillzchangezplantzactivities.zTheyztestzpoisonzivyzunderzdiffer
entzconditionszandzdiscoverzthatzatzhigherzCO2zlevels,zpoisonzivyzproduceszhigherzlevelszofztoxins.zT
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with correct answers 2026
Sciencez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Anzintellectualzactivity,zencompassingzobservation,zdescription,zexperimentation,zandzexplanation
zofznaturalzphenomena
EmpiricalzKnowledgez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Thinkingzthatzrelieszonztestable,zrationalzandzrepeatablezobservations
ScientificzMethodz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-1.zDozbackgroundzresearch
2.zMakezobservations
3.zFormzazhypothesis
4.zDevisezaztestablezprediction
5.zConductzcriticalzexperiment/collectzdata
6.zDrawzconclusions/analyzezresults
7.zRevisezhypothesiszifzneeded
Hypothesisz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Azproposedzexplanationzforzphenomenon
Theoryz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Azhypothesiszthatziszexceptionallyzwell-
supportedzbyzthezdatazandzwithstoodztheztestztimez(broaderzinzscopezthanzhypothesis).zWhenznewz
dataziszfound,ztheorieszcanzbezrevised
ExperimentalzDesignz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-1.zSamplezsize
2.zTreatment/zExperimentalzgroup
3.zControlzgroup
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5.zBlindzorzdoublezblindzstrategies
6.zRandomization
7.zRepeatable
Treatmentz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Anyzexperimentalzconditionzappliedztozindividuals
ExperimentalzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Azgroupzofzindividualszwhozarezexposedztozazparticularztreatment
ControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Azgroupzofzindividualszwhozareztreatedzidenticallyztozthezexperimentalzgroupzwithzthezonezexceptio
n:ztheyzareznotzexposedztoztheztreatment
DependentzVariablez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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IndependentzVariablez-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Theztreatmentzthatzyouzareztestingzinzthezexperiment
BlindzStrategyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Thezexperimentalzsubjectszdoznotzknowzwhichztreatmentz(ifzany)ztheyzarezreceiving
DoublezBlindzStrategyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Neitherzthezexperimentalzsubjectsznorzthezexperimenterzknowszwhichztreatmentzthezsubjectziszrec
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Thezsubjectszarezrandomlyzassignedzintozthezexperimentalzandzcontrolzgroup
, PlacebozEffectz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Phenomenonzinzwhichzpeoplezresoundzfavorableztozanyztreatment
NegativezControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Compareztheztreatmentztozanzuntreatedzsamplez(placebo)
PositivezControlzGroupz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Compareztheztreatmentztozazknown/expectedzoutcome
Canzanzexperimentzhavezaznegativezandzpositivezcontrolzgroup?z-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Yes
Statisticsz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
Azsetzofzanalyticalzdatazandzmathematicalztoolsztozhelpzresearcherszgainzunderstandingzfromzthezd
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ErrorzBarsz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-Theyzshowzthezvariationzinzthezdata
DiscoveryzBasedzSciencezEX.z
HumanzGenomezProjectz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
ScientistszdeterminedzthezDNAzsequenceszinzazhumanzbeingzandzputzthemzinzazdatabasezforzthezwh
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HypothesiszBasedzSciencezEX.
StudyzofzPoisonzIvyz-zCORRECTzANSWERSz-
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