BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter/Prologue : Prologue

Chapter Test

1.
Approximately how many people worldwide are infected with HIV?
A)400,000
B) 4 million
C) 40 million
D) 400 million
2.
Which of these is not a problem associated with the use of human growth hormone?
A)The use of growth hormone raises ethical questions.
B)Scientists are not able to synthesize growth hormone.
C)Growth hormone only works for some children.
D)Growth hormone can have serious side effects.
3.
What is true about the ethics of science and technology?
A)Science, not ethics, should determine public policy.
B)Few biological advances create ethical issues.
C)Science is helpful in determining right and wrong.
D)Science can be used to predict the effects of public policy.
4.
A comprehensive explanation that is repeatedly supported by data is called a____.
A)law
B)hypothesis
C)theory
D)fact
5.
An explanation that is testable by an If…then statement is called____.
A)a hypothesis
B)an observation
C)an experiment
D)a theory
6.
Darwin proposed that organisms best suited to their environment survive and reproduce by means of____.
A)variation
B)uniformitarianism
C)natural selection
D)evolution
7.
What is true of Lamarck's theory of evolution?
A)Lamarck proposed that competition for survival drives evolution.
B)Lamarck stated that naturally occurring variation is important for evolution.
C)Lamarck's explanations have been well-supported by experimentation.
D)Lamarck proposed that acquired characteristics can be inherited.
8.
Which of these is not a characteristic that describes scientific thinking?
A)Observations and experiments must be repeatable.
B)The natural world can be investigated.
C)Some aspects of the natural world can not be explained.
D)Theories that are not supported by evidence must be rejected or modified.
9.
Which of the following is not a scientific way to evaluate a biological finding?
A)How do I feel about this finding?
B)How was the data obtained?
C)What does the data mean?
D)Who is reporting these results?
10.
Why is creation science not scientific?
A)It conflicts with scientists' beliefs about life on Earth.
B)It is not testable.
C)It does not agree with Darwinian evolution.
D)It is an unpopular idea.
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