ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Characteristics of Living Things (9) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Reproduction
2. Growth/Development
3. DNA
4. Metabolism
5. Order
6. Cells
7. Response to the environment
8. Adaptions
9. Evolution
Toxoplasmosis - CORRECT ANSWER - a single-celled parasite called toxoplasma gondii
causes a disease known as _________________
Where does toxoplasmosis reproduce? (the ONLY place) - CORRECT ANSWER - the gut
of cats
Natural Selection - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that are better adapted to their
environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
Science is ______________ and ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. testable
(collect data)
2. objective (no personal feelings)
steps of the Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Observation
, 2. Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Prediction
5. Experiment
6. Conclusion
prediction is written in what form? - CORRECT ANSWER - "If, then" statement
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER - what is different (being changed)
the difference between the control and experimental group
dependent variables - CORRECT ANSWER - stay the same in control and experimental
group
What is important in scientific experiments? - CORRECT ANSWER - repeatability!
(trials)
confidence level - CORRECT ANSWER - If an experiment has a 95% confidence level,
that means a given experiment has the same result 95% of the time
What is the confidence level in science versus the confidence level in medicine? - CORRECT
ANSWER - science: 95% or higher
medicine: 99% or higher
What gets people sick? - CORRECT ANSWER - germs
The Germ Theory of Disease - CORRECT ANSWER - microorganisms may be the case
of many diseases