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,TEST BANK Animal Diversity 9/E Cleveland Hickman
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1) A characteristic of science is that
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A) it is not explained by natural laws.
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B) its hypotheses are testable. x x x


C) its conclusions are final. x x x


D) it is not falsifiable.x x x


E) it seeks to define the vitalistic forces of life.
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2) During the creation court case in Arkansas, Judge Overton defined the essential properties of sc
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ience. Which statement is NOT true about science?
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A) Science is concerned about understanding the natural world.
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B) Science approaches data in a personal or subjective manner.
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C) Conclusions of science are subject to change based on new findings. x x x x x x x x x x


D) Science establishes hypotheses that have the potential to be tested and disproved.
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3) Much of science is based on an approach known as the
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A) natural
B) inductive-deductive
C) hypothetical
D) hypothetico-deductive



4) What is a hypothesis?
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A) A tentative statement, based on information or data, that explains a large number of ob
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servations and guides experimentation. x x x



B) A report of the findings of scientific experiments.
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C) A general statement made to infer a specific conclusion, often in an "if . . . then" for
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mat.
D) Using isolated facts to reach a general idea that may explain a phenomenon.
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, 5) Which statement about a hypothesis is NOT correct?
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A) Experiments or observations are conducted to test a hypothesis. x x x x x x x x


B) A hypothesis can be tested many times using different methods.
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C) Data that support a hypothesis actually prove it to be true.
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D) If data from experimentation does not lend support to a hypothesis, the hypothesis m
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ust be rejected or revised.
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6) Which of the following best describes a conceptual scheme in science that is strongly su
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pported, has not yet been found incorrect, and is based on the results of many observatio
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ns?
A) A scientific paradigm
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B) Descriptive research x


C) A scientific theory
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D) Experimental results x




7) Attempting to understand proximate or immediate causes in Biology requires this type of ap
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proach:
A) Evolutionary.
B) Descriptive.
C) Theoretical.
D) Experimental.


8) What is the goal of using the experimental method to investigate proximate causes in bi
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ology?
A) To disprove biological principles or theories.
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B) To test our understanding of a biological system.
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C) To better mankind by inventing something unique.
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D) To prove or disprove the existence of God.
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9) To have a frame of reference against which to compare experimental findings, a scientist m
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ust
A) study two groups: a control group and an experimental group.
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B) eliminate all expectations that might cause a biased interpretation of the results.
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C) have other scientists look at the results.
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D) do nothing; a "frame of reference" is not necessary.
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