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Biology \|101 \|Session \|1-4 \|quizzes \|Ivy \|Tech \|
questions \|with \|answers
Which \|of \|the \|following \|characteristics \|are \|associated \|with \|a \|scientific
\|hypothesis? \|Choose \|all \|that \|apply.
\|- \|must \|not \|be \|speculative \|
\|-must \|be \|testable \|
\|-must \|be \|well \|substantiated \|
\|-must \|be \|observable \|- \|CORRECT \|ANSWERS \|✔✔-must \|be \|testable
-must \|be \|observable
Which \|of \|the \|following \|is \|an \|example \|of \|experimental \|error?
\|-considering \|moisture \|when \|measuring \|powders \|
\|- \|documenting \|all \|aspects \|of \|an \|experiment \|
\|-failing \|to \|keep \|all \|conditions \|constant \|except \|for \|one \|variable \|
\|-ensuring \|repeatability \|of \|an \|experiment \|- \|CORRECT \|ANSWERS \|✔✔-
failing \|to \|keep \|all \|conditions \|constant \|except \|for \|one \|variable
Why \|is \|it \|important \|for \|a \|scientist \|to \|document \|all \|the \|components \|
and \|parameters \|of \|an \|experiment?
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Biology | 101 |Session |1-4 |quizzes |Ivy |Tech |

questions |with |answers

Which |of |the |following |characteristics |are |associated |with |a |scientific

|hypothesis? |Choose |all |that |apply.

|- |must |not |be |speculative |

|-must |be |testable |

|-must |be |well |substantiated |

|-must |be |observable |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-must |be |testable

-must |be |observable

Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |of |experimental |error?

|-considering |moisture |when |measuring |powders |

|- |documenting |all |aspects |of |an |experiment |

|-failing |to |keep |all |conditions |constant |except |for |one |variable |

|-ensuring |repeatability |of |an |experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-

failing |to |keep |all |conditions |constant |except |for |one |variable

Why |is |it |important |for |a |scientist |to |document |all |the |components |

and |parameters |of |an |experiment?

|-to |improve |consistency |and |repeatability |

|-to |formulate |a |hypothesis |

|-to |communicate |the |results |

|-to |determine |cause |and |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-to |

improve |consistency |and |repeatability

Dr. |Semmelweis |made |a |table |comparing |the |death |rates |of |

Division | 1 |and |Division | 2 |from |1841- | 1846 |(see |Table |2.1 |in |the |

textbook). |What |step |in |the |scientific |method |do |these |data |

represent?

|-His |observations |about |what |was |occurring. |

|-The |results |he |communicated |after |a |conclusion |was |reached. |

|-The |problem |or |question |that |needed |to |be |solved. |

|-The |experiments |he |performed |before |reaching |a |conclusion. |- |

CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-His |observations |about |what |was |occurring.

Which |of |the |following |would |be |a |method |appropriate |for |science?

|- |Logically |determine |cause |of |a |phenomenon |without |testing |the |

hypothesis. |

|-cause |and |effect |

|-consistency |and |repeatability |

|-materialism |

|-must |accept |or |explain |new |evidence |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-

must |accept |or |explain |new |evidence

What |do |you |think |would |have |happened |to |the |mortality |rate |in |

Division | 2 |if |the |midwives |also |adopted |practices |that |protected |

against |"cadaverous |particles," |although |they |did |not |perform |

autopsies?

|-It |would |have |remained |the |same |because |midwives |were |not |in |

contact |with |"cadaverous |particles". |

|-It |would |have |decreased |because |the |exposure |to |germs |would |

have |decreased. |

|-It |would |have |increased |because |of |the |use |of |bleach. |

|-It |would |have |increased |because |of |the |additional |hand |washing. |-

|CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-It |would |have |decreased |because |the |

exposure |to |germs |would |have |decreased.

In |which |of |the |following |areas |was |Dr. |Semmelweis |a |forerunner?

|-intravenous |use |of |antibiotics |

|-Lamaze |birthing |method |

|-using |bleach |as |a |disinfectant |

|-germ |theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-germ |theory

What |consideration |did |Dr. |Semmelweis |make |when |setting |up |his |

tests |to |determine |the |cause |of |childbed |fever?

-influence |of |environment |

-type |of |personnel |in |only |one |division |

-lifestyles |of |mothers |in |each |division |

-degree |of |education |for |personnel |in |each |division |- |CORRECT |

ANSWERS |✔✔-influence |of |environment

Science |or |NOT |Science? |You |may |encounter |claims |in |online |

advertising |that |are |meant |to |sound |scientific. |Watching |a |

documentary |about |how |animals |attract |each |other |with |chemical |

signals |has |made |you |curious |about |an |ad |on |a |website |that |

claims, |"One |crazy |tip |that |will |make |you |attractive |no |matter |

what!" |After |going |to |the |advertiser's |website |and |spending | 30 |

minutes |watching |a |video |about |the |product, |you |discover |that |the |

product |is |a |cologne |(a |scented |chemical) |you've |never |heard |of. |

Select |the |scientific |assumption(s) |or |principle(s) |that |is |(are) |most |

likely |NOT |met |by |the |product |claim. |Choose |all |that |apply.

|-must |accept |or |explain |new |contradictory |evidence |

Which |of |the |following |is |an |observation?

|-People |with |widows' |peaks |are |more |extroverted |and |therefore |

more |likely |to |be |in |a |theater |class. |

|-Flowers |exposed |to |pesticides |will |have |fewer |bees |on |them. |

|-There |are |more |bees |on |flowers |in |untended |fields |than |on |

flowers |in |gardens. |

|-Bright |pink |flowers |will |attract |more |bees |than |bright |orange |

flowers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-There |are |more |bees |on |flowers |

in |untended |fields |than |on |flowers |in |gardens.

Which |of |the |following |does |not |describe |a |principal |feature |of |

science?

|-ability |to |intuitively |understand |how |something |works |

|-ability |to |apply |findings |to |other |situations |

|-information |obtained |from |measurements |or |observation |

|-ability |to |use |an |experiment |to |support |a |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |

ANSWERS |✔✔-ability |to |intuitively |understand |how |something |works

Science |is |not |based |in |materialism.

|

-True |

|-False |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-False

Science |studies |cause |and |effect |relationships |that |are |repeatable, |

consistent, |and |conform |to |supernatural |rules.

-True |

|-False |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-False

With |respect |to |the |experiments |Dr. |Semmelweis |performed, |one |

of |the |first |possibilities |he |pursued |as |a |cause |for |childbed |fever |

was |miasma. |Which |of |the |following |would |accurately |explain |

miasma |in |the |context |of |his |use |of |the |scientific |method?

|-a |hypothesis |that |was |tested |

|-a |method |of |collecting |data |

|-a |conclusion |that |was |reached |

|-a |method |of |conducting |an |experiment |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-

a |hypothesis |that |was |tested

According |to |the |text, |which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |place |to |

learn |about |the |material |world?

-biology |text |

Which |of |the |following |scenarios |is |the |best |example |of |evolution?

|-A |mouse |is |nearly |caught |in |a |mouse |trap. |The |mouse |learns |

through |that |experience |to |stay |away |from |mouse |traps |and |

teaches |her |offspring |to |avoid |mousetraps. |Mice |are |no |longer |

caught |in |mousetraps. |

|-A |population |of |mice |lives |in |a |forest. |A |species |of |tree |is |

introduced |which |reduces |the |amounts |of |nuts |available |for |the |

mice. |There |does |not |appear |to |be |a |change |in |the |mice |over |

time. |

|-A |particular |species |of |flowers |in |a |meadow |were |pollinated |by |

bees |for |several |hundred |years. |Over |time, |fewer |and |fewer |bees |

can |be |found |in |the |meadow. |Some |hummingbirds |are |attracted |to |

a |few |of |the |plant |species |with |brightly |colored |flowers. |Over |time, |

more |of |the |plant |varieties |now |have |brightly |colored |flowers. |

|-A |tidal |wave |removes |all |of |the |grass |on |an |island. |- |CORRECT |

ANSWERS |✔✔-A |particular |species |of |flowers |in |a |meadow |were |

pollinated |by |bees |for |several |hundred |years. |Over |time, |fewer |and |

fewer |bees |can |be |found |in |the |meadow. |Some |hummingbirds |are |

attracted |to |a |few |of |the |plant |species |with |brightly |colored |

flowers. |Over |time, |more |of |the |plant |varieties |now |have |brightly |

colored |flowers.

Bryan |has |blue |eyes |with |fair |skin |and |black |hair. |His |parents |both |

have |blue |eyes, |but |one |parent |has |blonde |hair |and |the |other |black

|hair. |Select |the |phrase |that |best |represents |the |relationship |

between |Bryan |and |his |parents.

-His |DNA |came |from |a |daughter |cell. |

-A |mistake |was |made |in |copying |his |DNA. |

-He |has |a |blend |of |his |parent's |eye |colors. |

-Genetic |information |passed |from |parent |to |child. |- |CORRECT |

ANSWERS |✔✔-Genetic |information |passed |from |parent |to |child.

Which |of |the |following |makes |an |atom |chemically |reactive? |Choose |

all |that |apply.

-a |complete |outer |shell |

-the |ability |to |share |an |electron |with |another |atom |

-the |number |of |electron |shells |it |possesses |

-the |need |to |lose |or |gain |electrons |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-the |

ability |to |share |an |electron |with |another |atom |

-the |need |to |lose |or |gain |electrons

Although |living |organisms |have |many |features |in |common, |_______ |

is |one |of |the |main |features |of |life.

-physical |adversity |

|-an |element |with |three |electrons |in |its |outer |shell |

|-an |element |with |a |complete |outer |shell |

|-an |element |with |two |electrons |missing |from |its |outer |shell |

|-an |element |with |one |electron |missing |from |its |outer |shell |- |

CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-an |element |with |one |electron |missing |from |

its |outer |shell

Elements |are |composed |of |a |single |type |of |atom.

|-True |

|-False |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-True

Match |each |term |with |the |correct |definition.

A) |complex |organic |substances |present |in |living |cells |whose |

molecules |consist |of |many |nucleotides |linked |in |a |long |chain |

B) |any |of |a |class |of |nitrogenous |organic |compounds |that |consist |of |

large |molecules |composed |of |one |or |more |long |chains |of |amino |

acids |

C) |any |of |a |large |group |of |organic |compounds |occurring |in |foods |

and |living |tissues |and |including |sugars |

D) |a |class |of |organic |compounds |that |include |fatty |acidsenzymes |/ |

substances |produced |by |living |organisms |that |act |as |a |catalyst |to |

bring |about |a |specific |biochemical |reaction |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |

✔✔A) |nucleic |acids

B) |proteins

C) |carbohydrates

D) |lipids

When |two |or |more |atoms |of |the |same |element |are |chemically |

bonded, |they |are |referred |to |as |a(n):

|-compound. |

|-mixture. |

|-molecule. |

|-element. |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-molecule

Your |understanding |of |biology |can |influence |how |you |exercise |your |

most |fundamental |rights |and |responsibilities |as |a |citizen.

|-True |

|-False |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-True

|-No |levels |of |life |have |systems |that |are |related. |

|-It |explains |the |unity |and |diversity |of |life. |

|-Structure |and |function |are |unrelated |in |biology. |

|-Organisms |that |maintain |homeostasis |cannot |survive |in |diverse |

environments. |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-It |explains |the |unity |and |

diversity |of |life

Darwin |discovered |the |significance |of |the |fact |that |individuals |vary. |

Which |of |the |following |concepts |did |Darwin |discover?

|-inheritance |

|-genetics |

|-natural |selection |

|-genes |and |alleles |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-natural |selection

Why |is |it |important |to |ask |questions |before |reaching |a |conclusion?

|-It |diverts |attention |away |from |the |issue. |

|-It |helps |you |make |informed |decisions. |

|-It |gives |you |more |time |to |think. |

|-It |makes |you |seem |intelligent. |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-It |helps |

you |make |informed |decisions.

Populations |of |organisms |change |over |time |because |particular |

heritable |variations |make |some |individuals |more |likely |to |survive |

and |produce |offspring.

|

|-True |

|-False |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-True

Which |phrase |best |demonstrates |how |life |continues |with |

reproduction |and |inheritance? |Choose |all |that |apply.

|-John |and |Mary |adopted |a |new |baby |girl. |

|-A |dog |owner |has |bred |a |new |breed. |

|-A |sea |star |has |lost |an |arm. |

|-My |wife |just |gave |birth |to |our |new |son. |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-

A |dog |owner |has |bred |a |new |breed.

-My |wife |just |gave |birth |to |our |new |son

Which |of |the |following |defines |metabolism?

|-process |of |adaptation |and |source |of |new |species |

|-uniqueness |and |variety |of |organisms |

|-controlled |consumption |of |energy |and |matter |for |use |

|-when |the |corpus |luteum |begins |to |secrete |estrogen. |

|-when |the |polar |body |undergoes |meiosis |I |and |is |ejected |from |

the |ovary. |

|-about |twelve |hours |after |the |secondary |oocyte |starts |meiosis |II. |- |

CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-when |the |polar |body |undergoes |meiosis |I |

and |is |ejected |from |the |ovary.

The |role |of |the |prostate |gland |in |ejaculation |is |to:

|-inhibit |semen |production. |

|-produce |fructose |to |serve |as |an |energy |source |for |sperm. |

|-release |prostaglandin |to |stimulate |muscle |contractions |in |the |

female. |

|-secrete |a |fluid |to |neutralize |vaginal |acidity |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |

✔✔-secrete |a |fluid |to |neutralize |vaginal |acidity

What |developmental |process |do |cells |undergo |to |produce |embryos |

and |bodies?

|-embryogenesis |

|-circulation |

|-cryogenics |

|-immunology |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-embryogenesis

Organelles |work |together: |Choose |all |that |apply.

|-to |divide |and |create |other |cells. |

|-harvesting |the |energy |necessary |for |internal |functions. |

|-yet |function |as |independent |organisms. |

|- |to |carry |out |operations |within |the |individual |cell. |- |CORRECT |

ANSWERS |✔✔-to |divide |and |create |other |cells. |

|-harvesting |the |energy |necessary |for |internal |functions. |

|- |to |carry |out |operations |within |the |individual |cell.

Chromosomes |line |up |in |single |file |in |the |middle |of |the |cell |in |

which |phase |of |meiosis?

|-Metaphase |II |

|-Anaphase |II |

|-Prophase |II |

|-Telophase |II |- |CORRECT |ANSWERS |✔✔-Metaphase |II

The |cell |theory, |first |proposed |in |1839, |allowed |scientists |to |begin |

to |understand |that |every |complex |life |form |begins |as: