University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
BIO 100 | Introductory Biology
Academic year:

2023
Views:

491

Pages:

1
Author:

Marilyn James

Chapter 1 core content 1.Which of the following is an example of discovery science? -observing what other students in your class are wearing 2.Which of the following is an example of hypothesis-driven science? -testing whether or not dead batteries are preventing a TV remote from working 3.Which of the following lists the steps of the scientific method in their proper order? -observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment 4.A(n) _____________ is a testable explanation for an observation. -hypothesis 5.Imagine that your car is stalled and will not start. If you add gasoline to the tank to see if that helps, which step of the scientific method are you performing? -experiment 6.Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. -biology, emergent properties, structure and functions,chemical nutrients, energy, evolution, natural selection 7.What is the fundamental unit of life? -cell 8.What name is given to a proposed explanation for a set of observations? -hypothesis 9.In his book The Origin of Species, Darwin argued that species living today descended from a succession of ancestral species. What mechanism did Darwin propose to explain how evolution occurs? -natural selection 10.What is the basis of natural selection? -unequal reproductive success 11.Which of these is a key feature of the scientific method? -scientific hypothesis must be testable