Lecture 1 Biology Practice Test

What is the scientific study of life known as?

• chemistry

• physics

• biology

• ecology

What are the two key components of the scientific process mentioned in the slides?

• Observation and Speculation

• Inquiry and Exploration

• Intuition and Guessing

• Theory and Assumption

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What does peer review do in the process of science?

• Decreases reliability

• Evaluates research by impartial experts

• Eliminates all bias

• Supports only popular theories

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In the turtle study, what is the "dependent variable"?

• The speed of the turtles

• The number of turtles

• The behavior of the turtles as they swim

• The type of habitat they are in

What is pseudoscience?

• Science without evidence

• Supported by scientific facts

• Fully backed by experimentation

• Falsely presented as having a scientific

  basis

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According to the slides, what is one major property of life?

• ability to fly

• growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli

• exclusively aquatic living

• capable of complex learning

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What pathway describes how energy is transferred within ecosystems?

• pathways that affect only plants

• Pathways that transform energy and matter

• Only the food chain

• Circulation of waste materials

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What key concept of evolution is highlighted in Darwin's theory?

• Species remain unchanged

• Natural selection drives change in populations

• Organisms compete for food only

• All mutations are beneficial

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The common elements in a living organism is

• carbon, boron, nitrogen, oxygen

• hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen

• hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen

• carbon, calcium, oxygen, hydrogen

The particles that make the identity of an atom is

• electrons

• neutrons

• protons

• ions