,Exam
Namev
MULTIPLEv CHOICE.v Choosev thev onev alternativev thatv bestv completesv thev statementv orv answersv thev question.
1) Scientificvinquiryvisvbasedvon 1)vvvv
A) informationv foundv inv av gossipv magazine.
B) culturalv biasesv orv traditions.
C) naturalv causes.
D) storiesv thatv arev passedv downv throughv generations
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
2) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvexamplevofvavnaturalvcause? 2)vvvv
A) Maggotsv appearv spontaneouslyv onv rottingv meat.
B) Ifvyouvsneeze,vyouvwillvdie.
C) Epilepsyvisvavdiseasevcausedvbyvuncontrolledvfiringvofvnervevcellsvinvthevbrai
n.
D) Micev arisev fromv discardedv garbage
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
3)vvvv
3) Sciencev cannotv answerv certainv faith-basedv questionsv because
A) scientistsv arev notv ablev tov studyv humanv behavior.
B) faith-basedv beliefsv arev impossiblev tov eitherv provev orv disprove.
C) therev arenʹtv enoughv variables.
D) faithv requiresv deductivev reasoning
.vAnswer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
4)vvvv
4) Whichv ofv thev followingv isv FALSEv aboutv scientificv theories?
A) Theyv arev developedv byv inductivev reasoning.
B) Theyv canv bev eitherv supportedv orv modifiedv byv newv observations.
C) Theyv arev usedv tov supportv observationsv usingv deductivev reasoning.
D) Theyv havev beenv thoroughlyv tested.
E) Theyv arev firmlyv establishedv andv cannotv bev refuted
.vAnswer:v E
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.9
1
,5) WhichvofvthesevwouldvbevanvexamplevofvavNON-scientificvstudy? 5)vvvv
A) NASAv sendsv tadpolesv upv inv thev spacev shuttlev tov seev howv gravityv affectsv theirv developmen
t.
B) Av studyv determinesv differencesv inv thev speciesv compositionv inv twov parks.
C) Av companyv usesv differentv advertisingv methodsv forv av productv tov determinev whichv o
nevproducesvthevmostvsales.
D) Consumersv arev askedv whichv tomatov varietyv producesv thev best-tastingv spaghettiv sauce.
E) Peoplev arev immunizedv withv differentv vaccinesv tov determinev theirv relativev effectivenes
svagainstvthevfluvvirus.
Answer:v D
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
6)vvvv
6) Thev scientificv methodv includesv allv ofv thev followingv EXCEPT
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) anv observation.
D) avhypothesis.
E) av testablev theory.
Answer:v E
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
7)vvvv
7) Wev usev thev scientificv methodv everyv day.v Imaginev thatv yourv carv doesnʹtv startv onev morningv befo
revschool.vWhichvofvthesevisvavreasonablev hypothesisvregardingvthevproblem?
A) Iʹmvgoingvtovbevlate.
B) Ivshouldvaddvavquartvofvoil.
C) IfvIvputvgasvinvmyvcar,vitvwillvstart.
D) Ivshouldvcheckvwhethervthevlightsvwerevleftvonvandvdrainedvthevbattery.
E) Ivshouldvchangevthevbatteryvorvthevstarte
r.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
8)vvvv
8) Av scientificv theory
A) isvanveducatedvguess.
B) willvnevervbevchanged.
C) isvlessvreliablevthanvavhypothesis.
D) isv av generalv explanationv forv naturalv phenomena
.vAnswer:v D
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.9
9)vvvv
9) Av scientificv explanationv thatv isv conditionalv andv requiresv morev investigationv isv calledv a(n)
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
2
, 10) Av carefullyv formulatedv scientificv explanationv thatv isv basedv onv extensivev observationsv andv isv i 10)vv v
nvaccordvwithvscientificvprinciplesvisvcalledva
A) control.
B) theory.
C) postulate.
D) fact.
E) hypothesis.
Answer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
11) Allv ofv thev followingv arev featuresv ofv thev scientificv methodv EXCEPT 11)vv v
A) hypothesisv formulation.
B) supernaturalv causes.
C) observationv andv experimentation.
D) repeatablev byv otherv scientists.
E) deductivevreasoning.v
Answer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
12) Supposev youv arev testingv av treatmentv forv AIDSv patientsv andv findv thatv 75%v respondv well,v where 12)vv v
asv25%vshowvnovimprovementvorvavdeclinevinvhealth.vYouvshould
A) reviewv thev results,v modifyv thev drugv orv thev dosage,v andv repeatv thev experiment.
B) concludev thatv onlyv 75%v ofv AIDSv patientsv shouldv bev treated.
C) beginvworkvonvdevelopingvavnewvdrug.
D) discontinuev experimentationv withv thisv treatmentv becausev 25%v ofv patientsv didv notv improve.
E) concludev thatv youv havev provenv thev effectivenessv ofv thev dru
g.vAnswer:v A
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
13) Alexanderv Flemingv observedv av colonyv ofv moldv thatv inhibitedv thev growthv ofv nearbyv bacteria.v Wh 13)vv v
atvwasvthevhypothesisvproposedvbyvFlemingvtovexplainvthisvresult?
A) Thev bacteriav changedv theirv DNAv whenv growingv nearv thev mold.
B) Thevmoldvusedvallvofvthevnutrientsvsovthatvthevbacteriavcouldnʹtvgrow.
C) Thev moldv producedv av substancev thatv killedv nearbyv bacteria.
D) Thevmoldvwasvdead
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
3
Namev
MULTIPLEv CHOICE.v Choosev thev onev alternativev thatv bestv completesv thev statementv orv answersv thev question.
1) Scientificvinquiryvisvbasedvon 1)vvvv
A) informationv foundv inv av gossipv magazine.
B) culturalv biasesv orv traditions.
C) naturalv causes.
D) storiesv thatv arev passedv downv throughv generations
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
2) Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvexamplevofvavnaturalvcause? 2)vvvv
A) Maggotsv appearv spontaneouslyv onv rottingv meat.
B) Ifvyouvsneeze,vyouvwillvdie.
C) Epilepsyvisvavdiseasevcausedvbyvuncontrolledvfiringvofvnervevcellsvinvthevbrai
n.
D) Micev arisev fromv discardedv garbage
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
3)vvvv
3) Sciencev cannotv answerv certainv faith-basedv questionsv because
A) scientistsv arev notv ablev tov studyv humanv behavior.
B) faith-basedv beliefsv arev impossiblev tov eitherv provev orv disprove.
C) therev arenʹtv enoughv variables.
D) faithv requiresv deductivev reasoning
.vAnswer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.6
4)vvvv
4) Whichv ofv thev followingv isv FALSEv aboutv scientificv theories?
A) Theyv arev developedv byv inductivev reasoning.
B) Theyv canv bev eitherv supportedv orv modifiedv byv newv observations.
C) Theyv arev usedv tov supportv observationsv usingv deductivev reasoning.
D) Theyv havev beenv thoroughlyv tested.
E) Theyv arev firmlyv establishedv andv cannotv bev refuted
.vAnswer:v E
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.9
1
,5) WhichvofvthesevwouldvbevanvexamplevofvavNON-scientificvstudy? 5)vvvv
A) NASAv sendsv tadpolesv upv inv thev spacev shuttlev tov seev howv gravityv affectsv theirv developmen
t.
B) Av studyv determinesv differencesv inv thev speciesv compositionv inv twov parks.
C) Av companyv usesv differentv advertisingv methodsv forv av productv tov determinev whichv o
nevproducesvthevmostvsales.
D) Consumersv arev askedv whichv tomatov varietyv producesv thev best-tastingv spaghettiv sauce.
E) Peoplev arev immunizedv withv differentv vaccinesv tov determinev theirv relativev effectivenes
svagainstvthevfluvvirus.
Answer:v D
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
6)vvvv
6) Thev scientificv methodv includesv allv ofv thev followingv EXCEPT
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) anv observation.
D) avhypothesis.
E) av testablev theory.
Answer:v E
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
7)vvvv
7) Wev usev thev scientificv methodv everyv day.v Imaginev thatv yourv carv doesnʹtv startv onev morningv befo
revschool.vWhichvofvthesevisvavreasonablev hypothesisvregardingvthevproblem?
A) Iʹmvgoingvtovbevlate.
B) Ivshouldvaddvavquartvofvoil.
C) IfvIvputvgasvinvmyvcar,vitvwillvstart.
D) Ivshouldvcheckvwhethervthevlightsvwerevleftvonvandvdrainedvthevbattery.
E) Ivshouldvchangevthevbatteryvorvthevstarte
r.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
8)vvvv
8) Av scientificv theory
A) isvanveducatedvguess.
B) willvnevervbevchanged.
C) isvlessvreliablevthanvavhypothesis.
D) isv av generalv explanationv forv naturalv phenomena
.vAnswer:v D
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.9
9)vvvv
9) Av scientificv explanationv thatv isv conditionalv andv requiresv morev investigationv isv calledv a(n)
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
2
, 10) Av carefullyv formulatedv scientificv explanationv thatv isv basedv onv extensivev observationsv andv isv i 10)vv v
nvaccordvwithvscientificvprinciplesvisvcalledva
A) control.
B) theory.
C) postulate.
D) fact.
E) hypothesis.
Answer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
11) Allv ofv thev followingv arev featuresv ofv thev scientificv methodv EXCEPT 11)vv v
A) hypothesisv formulation.
B) supernaturalv causes.
C) observationv andv experimentation.
D) repeatablev byv otherv scientists.
E) deductivevreasoning.v
Answer:v B
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
12) Supposev youv arev testingv av treatmentv forv AIDSv patientsv andv findv thatv 75%v respondv well,v where 12)vv v
asv25%vshowvnovimprovementvorvavdeclinevinvhealth.vYouvshould
A) reviewv thev results,v modifyv thev drugv orv thev dosage,v andv repeatv thev experiment.
B) concludev thatv onlyv 75%v ofv AIDSv patientsv shouldv bev treated.
C) beginvworkvonvdevelopingvavnewvdrug.
D) discontinuev experimentationv withv thisv treatmentv becausev 25%v ofv patientsv didv notv improve.
E) concludev thatv youv havev provenv thev effectivenessv ofv thev dru
g.vAnswer:v A
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
13) Alexanderv Flemingv observedv av colonyv ofv moldv thatv inhibitedv thev growthv ofv nearbyv bacteria.v Wh 13)vv v
atvwasvthevhypothesisvproposedvbyvFlemingvtovexplainvthisvresult?
A) Thev bacteriav changedv theirv DNAv whenv growingv nearv thev mold.
B) Thevmoldvusedvallvofvthevnutrientsvsovthatvthevbacteriavcouldnʹtvgrow.
C) Thev moldv producedv av substancev thatv killedv nearbyv bacteria.
D) Thevmoldvwasvdead
.vAnswer:v C
ChaptervSection:v 1.1
LearningvOutcome:v 1.7
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