GE Science 1

Knowledge gained from direct observation and experience, often validated through experimentation, is known as ________.

• Scientific knowledge

• Cultural knowledge

• Indigenous knowledge

• Intuitive knowledge

The most significant impact of biotechnology in the field of medicine is the production of ________.

• Genetically modified crops

• Artificial fertilizers

• Vaccines

• Solar panels

The second stage of the Industrial Revolution was marked by the widespread use of ________.

• Electricity

• Bronze

• Computers

• Steam

Scientists’ professional ethics and practices are mainly shaped by the standards of the ________.

• Scientific community

• Government

• Family

• Business sector

When technology creates ethical dilemmas that society must resolve, their interaction is described as ________.

• Independent

• Conflicting

• Parallel

• Detached

The scientific study of long-term weather patterns and global temperature trends is known as ________.

• Meteorology

• Climatology

• Geology

• Weatherology

A group of cells performing the same function forms a ________.

• Tissue

• Organ

• System

• Organism

Which cells in the human body are responsible for transporting oxygen?

• White blood cells

• Red blood cells

• Platelets

• Nerve cells

The main organ responsible for filtering blood and maintaining water balance is the ________.

• Liver

• Kidney

• Lungs

• Heart

The bending of a plant toward light is known as ________.

• Thigmotropism

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

• Hydrotropism