Introduction to Biology Quiz Review

Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on

• facts

• testing explanations

• observations

• theories

Measurements made while observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period are called

• inferences

• variables

• hypotheses

• data

Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered virus affects humans. Other virus researchers would likely

• reject the hypothesis right away

• change the hypothesis to fit their own findings

• design new experiments to test the proposed hypothesis

• assume that the hypothesis is true for all viruses

Who reviews articles for peer-reviewed journals?

• friends of the scientists who wrote the articles

• anonymous and independent experts

• the scientists who did the experiments

• people who paid for the experiments

A well tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is

• a hypothesis

• an inference

• a theory

• a controlled experiment

A personal preference or point of view is

• a bias

• a theory

• a hypothesis

• an inference

During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests

• a conclusion

• a mass of information

• a control group

• a single variable

Which of the following is NOT a way that science influences society?

• Science provides answers to some of society's practical problems

• Science gives society answers to difficult ethical issues

• Science advances technology that is useful to society

• Science increases society's understanding of how people affect the environment

The basic unit of length in the metric system is the

• gram

• liter

• yard

• meter

A variable in an experiment that the scientist deliberately changes (manipulated)

• independent variable

• experimental variable

• control group

• experimental group

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