Quiz about Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning Quiz

Question 1

Jamal stated that his lizards were more active when the tank was placed in the kitchen versus when the tank was placed in his bedroom.   This is an example of a(n):

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Question 2

Lizards are cold-blooded animals, whose metabolism is controlled by the temperature in their environment.   This is an example of a(n):

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Question 3

The kitchen's average temperature is 28 degrees Celsius and the bedroom's average temperature is 24 degrees Celsius.   This is an example of a(n):

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Question 4

In the tank with three fish, the dissolved oxygen level was 8.3 ppm.

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Question 5

Fish are animals that intake dissolved oxygen from the water in order to respire.

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Question 6

The amount of dissolved oxygen in a tank is a limiting factor for how many fish can live there.

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Question 7

True/False     This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.     - A unicorn is the best stuffed animal for a person to have.

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False

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Question 8

True/False   This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.      - Food coloring in dog food is wasteful.

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True

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False

Question 9

True/False This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.    - Gravity on Earth can vary based on location.

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True

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False

Question 10

True/False     This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.     - Children, ages birth through one year, grow at a faster rate than any other stage in their life.

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True

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False

Question 11

True/False This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.  - Macaroni and cheese is the best food.

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False

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True

Question 12

True/False This claim can be supported by scientific evidence.  - Race RIder skateboard wheels are the best for achieving the Backside 180 trick.

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True

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False

Question 13

Which piece of evidence would support this scientific claim?   - A reduction in the amount of diesel engine vehicles on the road would reduce air pollution.

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Diesel engines emit two-thirds of all particulate matter of all US transportation sources.

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The breakdown of ozone creates the ozone hole.

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Diesel engines burn less fuel and more oxygen to achieve the same efficiency as vehicle that runs on gasoline.

Question 14

Which piece of evidence would support this scientific claim?    - A diluted bleach solution is an effective disinfectant.

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When exposed to a diluted bleach solution, 99% of all bacteria in the sample area were killed.

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The formula for bleach is NaClO.

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Bleach solution begins to degrades with exposure to heat and light.

Question 15

Which piece of evidence would support this scientific claim?   - Plants exposed to higher nitrogen soil levels will produce more fruit.

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Group A plants, exposed to high nitrogen soil levels, produced an average of 5 fruit per plant, whereas group B plants, exposed to low nitrogen soil levels, produced an average of 2 fruit per plant.

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Nitrogen is a component of chlorophyll.

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Group A plants, grown in full sunlight, produced an avearge of 4 fruits per plant, whereas Group B plants, grown in the dark, produced an average of 0 fruits per plant.

Question 16

Which piece of reasoning would support this scientific claim?   - A diluted bleach solution is an effective disinfectant.

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Bleach breaks down proteins in viruses, fungi, and bacteria.

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A diluted bleach solution break down 92% of all virus particles on the experimental surface.

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Bleach is a ingredient found in many bathroom cleaners.

Question 17

Which piece of reasoning would support this scientific claim?   - Children given vitamin supplements tend to grow taller than children not given the supplement.

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Genetic traits, like height, are also impacted by environmental factors that cause the genes to either be expressed or not expressed.

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Children given vitamin supplements were less likely to develop influenza than those not given the vitamin supplement.

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Children given vitamin supplements were an average of 1.2 cm taller than those not given the supplement.

Question 18

Which piece of reasoning would support this scientific claim?  - Plants exposed to acid rain will produce less fruit than those that are not.

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An acidic environment around a plant cell causes it to lose water to the environment.

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Plant A, exposed to acid rain, grew 4 fruit, whereas plant B, not exposed to acid rain, grew 10 fruit.

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Plant A, exposed to acid rain, grew 1.4 cm less than plant B that was not exposed to acid rain.

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