Test Bank for Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology 12th Edition by Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk and Bruce Byers isbn-9780135238523| Complete Guide A+

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MULTIPLEu u CHOICE.u u Chooseu u theu u oneu u alternativeu u thatu u bestu u completesu u theu u statementu u oru u answersu u theu u question.

1) Scientificu u inquiryu u isu u basedu u on 1) uu


A) informationu u foundu u inu u au u gossipu u magazine.
B) culturaluu biasesu u oru u traditions.
C) naturalu u causes.
D) storiesuuthatuuareuupasseduudownuuthroughuugeneratio
ns.uuAnswer:u u C
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.6


2) Whichuuofuu theuufollowinguu isu uanuuexampleuu ofuu auunaturaluu cause? 2) uu


A) Maggotsu u appearu u spontaneouslyu u onu u rottingu u meat.
B) Ifuuyouuu sneeze,uu youuu willuu die.
C) Epilepsyuu isuuauu diseaseuu causedu u byuuuncontrolleduufiringuu ofu u nerveuucellsuu inuuth
eu u brain.
D) Miceuuariseuufromuudiscardeduugarbag
e.uuAnswer:u u C
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.6
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3) Scienceu u cannotu u answeru u certainu u faith-basedu u questionsu u because
A) scientistsuuareuunotu u ableuutouu studyu u humanuu behavior.
B) faith-basedu u beliefsu u areu u impossibleu u tou u eitheru u proveu u oru u disprove.
C) thereu u arenʹtu u enoughu u variables.
D) faithuurequiresuudeductiveuureasonin
g.uuAnswer:u u B
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.6
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4) Whichuu ofu u theu u followingu u isu u FALSEuu aboutu u scientificuu theories?
A) Theyu u areu u developedu u byu u inductiveu u reasoning.
B) Theyuu canu u beuu eitheru u supportedu u oru u modifiedu u byuu newu u observations.
C) Theyu u areu u usedu u tou u supportu u observationsu u usingu u deductiveu u reasoning.
D) Theyuu haveuu beenu u thoroughlyu u tested.
E) Theyuuareuufirmlyuuestablisheduuanduucannotuubeuurefut
ed.uuAnswer:u u E
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.9




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5) Whichu u ofu u theseu u wouldu u beu u anu u exampleu u ofu u au u NON-scientificu u study?
nguuOu
A) NASAuu sendsu u tadpolesuu upuu inuutheu u spaceu u shuttleu u touu seeu u howu u gravityu u affectsuu theiruu deve
tcome:
lopment.
u u 1.7
B) Au u studyu u determinesu u differencesu u inu u theu u speciesu u compositionu u inu u twou u parks.
C) Auucompanyuuusesuudifferentuuadvertisinguumethodsuuforuuauuproductuutouudetermineuuwhich
uuone uuproducesuuthe uumost uusales.


D) Consumersu u areu u askedu u whichu u tomatou u varietyu u producesu u theu u best-
tastingu u spaghettiu u sauce.
E) Peopleuuareuuimmunizeduuwithuudifferentuuvaccinesuutouudetermineuutheiruurelativeuueffective
nessuuagainstuutheuufluuuvirus.
Answer:u u D
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.7


6) Theu u scientificu u methodu u includesu u allu u ofu u theu u followingu u EXCEPT
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) anuuobservation.
D) auuhypothesis.
E) auutestableuu theor
y.
Answer:u u E
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.7


7) Weuuuseuutheuuscientificuumethoduueveryuuday.uuImagineuuthatuuyouruucaruudoesnʹtuustartuuoneuumorninguu
beforeuuschool.uuWhichuuofuutheseuuisuuauureasonableu u hypothesisuuregardinguutheuuproblem?
A) Iʹmuugoinguutouubeuu late.
B) Iuushoulduuadduuauuquartuuofuu oil.
C) IfuuIuuputuugasuuinuumyuucar,uuituuwilluustart.
D) Iuu shoulduu checkuu whetheruutheu u lightsuu wereuu leftuu onu u andu u draineduu theuu battery.
E) Iuushoulduuchangeuutheuubatteryuuoruutheuustar
ter.uuAnswer:u u C
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.7


8) Au u scientificu u theory
A) isuuanuu educatedu u guess.
B) willuuneveruu beuuchanged.
C) isuulessuureliableuuthanu uauuhypothesis.
D) isuuauugeneraluuexplanationuuforuunaturaluuphenome
na.uuAnswer:u u D
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
LearninguuOutcome:u u 1.9


9) Au u scientificu u explanationu u thatu u isu u conditionalu u andu u requiresu u moreu u investigationu u isu u calledu u a(n)
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer:u u C
ChapteruuSection:u u 1.1
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