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Many non-living objects move. What makes movement by life forms unique?
a)wind is of critical importance to the movement of life
b)water movement is of critical importance to the movement of life
c)movement is generated from energy within the organism
d)the movement is always the result of gravity
e)none of the above |
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| c)movement is generated from energy within the organism |
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A theory is best defined as:
a)a logical explanation for a phenomenon that has not been tested
b)an explanation devised by a single scientist that might explain a phenomenon
c)a complete explanation that fully explains every aspect of a phenomenon
d)a former hypothesis that has been consistently supported by scientific evidence
e)an undeniable fact for which no defying evidence has ever been found |
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| d) a former hypothesis that has been consistently supported by scientific evidence |
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If which of the following is the most accurate representation of the process of the scientific method?
A) observation, hypothesis, methods to test, results, conclusions, eventually theory (potentially)
B) theory, hypothesis, methods to test, results, conclusions, observation
C) results, observation, conclusions, methods to test, hypothesis, eventually theory (potentially)
D) theory, observation, methods to task, results, conclusions, hypothesis
E) methods to task, hypothesis, results, conclusions, theory, observation |
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| a) observation, hypothesis, methods to test, results, conclusions, eventually theory (potentially) |
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A true scientists always strives to;
A) gather unbiased data
b) disprove their hypothesis
c) only a and b
d) only a and c |
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The second law of thermodynamics has a major impact on the sustainability of life. What if this law suggest?
a) energy is never truly lost, it only changes form.
b) energy must continually B put into systems or they become more disordered overtime
c) when moving in a liquid or gas, each external structure creates turbulence from its tip.
d) the attraction between objects is proportional to mass.
e) the more direct contact between surfaces, the stronger the attractive force. |
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| b) energy must continually be put into systems are they become more disordered overtime. |
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Howard growth and development and complexity and hierarchal organization directly related?
a) energy needed to sustain life must be required to maintain order.
b) complexity and hierarchal organization result from the modification of previously existing complexity.
c) growth and development dictate hierarchal organization.
d) all of the above
e) only B and C |
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Science is:
a) something that cannot be tested were questioned
b) is not a logical way to study the world
c) of little importance to society and technology
d) is always the only explanation for a particular event
e) is just one way of perceiving the world |
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| e) is just one way of perceiving the world |
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Which of the following is not a valid scientific statement?
a) findings of mosquito larvae infected with west Nile virus suggests that transovarial transmission may be important in the cycle of this virus
b) binding the mosquito one that infest infected with west Nile virus proves that transovarial transmission is important in the cycle of this virus
c) most plausible explanation for Culex tarsalis larvae infected with west Nile virus is infection passed from the mother mosquito to the eggs
d) a and C
e) none of the above |
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| b) findings of mosquito larvae infested with west Nile virus proves that transovarial transmission is important in the cycle of this virus |
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Scientific theories are based on:
a) a single opinion
b) simple observations
c) evidence
d) proof
e) none of the above |
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All scientific hypotheses must be:
a) falsifiable
b) testable
c) based on event or entities of natural causation
d) all of the above
e) only a and C |
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Even I look things up on the Internet now on then. However, I understand limited the accuracy of some sources. If you wanted to know the specific details and real findings of research, where should you look?
a) local newspaper
b) the Internet
c) popular magazines
d) textbooks
e) scientific journal articles |
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| e) scientific journal articles |
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it is not uncommon to hear people suggest that evolution is not of major importance because it is just a theory. How does such a statement demonstrate complete misunderstanding of understanding of science?
a) a theory is not just a theory that someone thinks of.
b) theories are supported by large amounts of consistent evidence.
c) nearly all of what we understand about physical and atomic forces, cells, and medicine is based on theory.
d) all of the above
e) only B and C |
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The ultimate source of all genetic diversity seen in the living world is:
a) dioxins
b) gamma radiation
c) mutation
d) genetic recombination
e) industrial waste |
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let us a single bird species manages to colonize a remote island. Thanks to a wide variety of Food Resources the species evolves into over a dozen new species that are each well adapted to a difference resource over just two million years. Each of these resulting species has a unique body size and shape, bill size and shape, ranging from a thick bill to crack nut still longs then bill for sipping nectar. This would be an example of:
a) punctuated equilibrium
b) adaptive radiation
c) gradualism
d) random mutation
e) cell theory |
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If you remember the south part may be on evolution, you may remember Mr. Garrison saying it was thought up by Charles Darwin and it goes something like this. Why is inaccurate about Mr. Garrison statement?
a) into not likely go very similarly to how he later explained it
b) Darwin was not the first to suggest it
c) it was not thought up
d) it is based on a lot of supporting evidence
e) all of the above |
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Jan Baptiste lamarcks contribution to evolutionary study what his own theory called:
a) the premordial soup theory
b) the big bang
c) the bimodal paradox
d) the survival of the fitness
e) the inheritance of acquired features |
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| e) the inheritance of acquired features |
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Evolution is a widely accepted theory because:
a) is a good scientific explanation for what much of what we see a major
b) inExplain the similarities and differences between fossils and modern animals
c) it explains how antibiotic and insecticide resistance develops
d) it is supported by genetic evidence
e) all of the above |
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| Two are false, the fitest individuals in the species or populations are always a strong and/or fastest |
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______was an economist who strongly influenced Darwin with the observation that most species produce more offspring thing could possibly survive based on available resources. As an economist, use a bit of a doomsayer in regard to human use of resources over 150 years ago.
a) ozzy Osbourne
b) john baptist Lamarck
c) Charles Lyell
d) Thomas Malthus
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Which of the following is not one of the four main observations made by Charles Darwin that help shape his theory of natural selection?
a) some variation between individuals is heritable
b) all variation is due to mutation
c) individuals with the species are population are variable
d) more offspring are typically produce them can possibly survive
e) none of the above |
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| b) all variation is due to mutation |
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If we know that for a particular gene in yellow belly horned shrike only to alleles exist in a particular population of 100 birds, and that the frequency for one of the Utes alleles in the population is 0.18, what is the allele frequency for the other allele?
a) 0.18
b) 0.50
c) 0.64
d) 0.82
e) 1.0 |
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Based on the previous question and knowing that there are one hundred birds in the population, how many copies of allele M(.18) should exist in the population?
a) nine
b) 18
c) 36
d) 72
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Which of the following is not true about genetic drift?
a) they directly involves natural selection
b) it affect small populations the most rapidly
c) it is a result of randomness
d) it is not involve natural selection
e) they can lead to fixed genes and inbreeding issues |
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| a) they directly involves natural selection |
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the violations to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium model include:
a) immigration
b) nonrandom mating
c) emigration
d) all of the above
e) only a and C |
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The Genotype is the ____ while the phenotype is the___.
a) animal, offspring
b) visible characteristic, genetic makeup
c) genetic makeup, visible characteristic
d) somatic cell, gamete
e) tissue, cell |
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| c_genetic makeup, visible characteristic |
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When Gregor Mendel crossed a white flowered P plant with a purple flower cheaply and all purple flower and offspring, what did this suggest not the expression of color and the pea plants?
a) the alleles for white and purple were codominant
b) the allele for purple was dominant over white
c) the allele for white was dominant over purple
d) the color resulted from the average air temperature
e) the color resulted from the phosphorus content of the soil |
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| b) the allele for purple was dominant over white |
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Meiosis occurs in _____ cells in virtually all animals.
a) muscle
b) nerve
c) skin
d) reproductive
e) all of the above |
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When is sexual reproduction generally highly advantageous over asexual reproduction?
a) when resources are abundant
b) when the environment has largely unchanging
c) when the environment is subject to change
d) only a and C
e) only B and C |
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| c) when the environment is subject to change |
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x linked recessive straits are expressed more often in males than in female humans. Why is this?
a) Males have two X chromosomes
b) Males have only one X chromosome
c) Males have no X chromosomes
d) Males tend to eat more red meat
e) Males only inherit one eye from their mother |
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| b) Males only have one X chromosome |
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If a cell has 18 chromosomes prior to meiosis, how many total cells will result and how many chromosomes will each cell have?
a) two cells, 18 chromosomes
b) for cells, nine chromosomes (four pairs, one extra)
c) for cells, nine chromosomes
d) eight cells, nine chromosomes
e) none of the above |
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| c) for cells, nine chromosomes |
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