WorksheetsUnit 1 Exam Cram
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
How do you WIN at the game of biology?
(a)
He argued that it doesn’t matter how you feel about a theory, but what does the data say?
Francis Bacon
Francisco Sanchez
Robert Boyle
Ibn Al-Haytham
He contributed Empiricism to science.
Galileo
Ibn Al-Haytham
Francis Bacon
Aristotle
What were Dr Semmelweiss' contributions to the Scientific Method?
Experimentation
Control Group
Hypothetical Reasoning
Single-Point Variable
Statistical Analysis
(a) studied astronomy and physics?
What was science like before the 1800's?
Data driven
Observation only
Endless experimentation
Empty conclusions
Man's greatest discovery of the last 9,000 years.
(a)
When subjects respond favorably to ANY treatment?
Blind Studies
Hippocratic Method
Double-Blind Studies
Placebo Effect
(a) wrote Principia, developed the laws of motion and gravity.
What was Enzyte's detrimental mistake that led to prison time and fines?
Lying to the public
Making quantitative claims
Making qualitative claims
Poisoning people
What do you have when you are skeptical of scientific claims you hear?
Chemical warfare
Personal bias
Scientific literacy
Qualitative analysis
How many chromosomes do chimpanzees have?
23
23 pairs (46)
24 pairs (48)
24
Dr Semmelweis discovered the cause of which infectious, often fatal, disease?
Yellow fever
Puerperal fever
Scarlet fever
Childhood fever
What are 3 practical applications that must take Evolution into consideration?
Industry
Medicine
Technology
Agriculture
Science
What were the results of the Dover case?
ID is no longer taught in public schools
The Dover community sued the government
ID remained in public schools as one of the Sciences
Fined $1 million worth of court fees
Board members were removed and replaced
What are transitional fossils?
Fossils that link ancient ancestor species with modern lineages.
Fossils that share traits with other fossils around it
Fossils that are high in carbon 14 from prehistoric eras
Fossils found underwater
Species evolve, over time, through __________ ___________ acting on ____________ ____________ .
(a)
Why do pandas do handstands?
To climb down from trees
That's how they sleep
For exercise
To mark their territory and make themselves appear larger to other competitors
What is Tiktaalik?
A dinosaur fossil
A fossil of early reptile species transitioning from water to land
A fossil of early amphibian species transitioning from water to land
A fossil of a fish with shoulder bones
Who coined the term "The Scientific Method"?
Francis Bacon
Francisco Sanchez
Robert Boyle
Aristotle
What do bright, colorful feathers indicate to peafowl?
Health
Resources (food)
Intelligence, speed, and agility
They are good fathers
The large tails help them maintain balance in flight
What was the cause/treatment of ulcers 150 years ago?
Tums to neutralize stomach acid
Pepto to coat the stomach
Antibiotics
Bacteria (H Pylori)
Stress and spicy foods
What is the cause/treatment of ulcers since the 20th century?
Antibiotics
Stress and spicy foods
Bacteria (H Pylori)
Tums to neutralize stomach acid
Pepto to coat the stomach
Who argued science isn’t science unless it’s trying to prove itself wrong?
Francis Bacon
Aristotle
Francisco Sanchez
Robert Boyle
Galileo
Who is considered to be the father of the scientific method?
Ibn Al-Haytham
Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Francisco Sanchez
Galileo
In almost every species, who selects the mates?
Males
Females
Both
Neither
Why do females do the selecting?
More risk (pregnancy, resources, etc)
Males do the selecting
Because they're prettier and can attract mates
Because females do not think the same way as males
Autism and vaccines are an example of what?
Causation
Correlation
Combination
Misinformation
A theory...
Has never been tested
Is supported my mountains of evidence
Has never been disproven
Is the same as a hypothesis
Has been tested a multitude of times
What is the definition of evolution?
In a given population
A change in allele frequency
Over time
Natural selection
Inherited traits
