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A) deductive reasoning may be used, but inductive reasoning is preferred B) inductive reasoning may be used, but deductive reasoning is preferred C) only inductive reasoning is used D) either deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, or both may be used 2
A) rejection of one or more hypotheses B) proving a hypothesis C) accepting many hypotheses D) confirming predictions 3
A) imagination and insight B) an educated guess C) a rigid set of logical steps D) a suspicion of what the truth might be 4
A) different in different animals, but are modifications of the same basic structure B) similar in function, but of different basic structure C) all shown in the fossil record D) all produced by the same gene 5
A) the mathematics was faulty B) the study from which the conclusions were drawn was flawed C) they failed to reach their potential because of the selective action of nature D) they actually reproduce arithmetically 6
A) H.M.S. Species B) H.M.S. Beagle C) H.M.S. Evolution D) H.M.S. Tortoise 7
A) On the Origin of Species B) The Principles of Population C) Survival of the Fittest D) Around the World in Eighty Days 8
A) making predictions B) asking questions C) using creative insight D) proving theories are true 9
A) ecology B) genetics C) cell biology D) homology E) analogy 10
A) fossil evidence that species had changed over time B) closely related species on oceanic islands C) belief that the earth was several thousand years old D) evidence of artificial selection in domestic animals E) all of the above did help Darwin 11
A) endemic B) analogous C) homologous D) immutable E) geometric 12
A) The Galapagos Islands B) Patagonia, South America C) the Cape Verde Island D) Australia E) England 13
A) Charles Lyell B) Eratosthenes C) Alfred Russel Wallace D) Thomas Malthus E) Karl Popper 14
A) deductive reasoning B) inductive reasoning C) natural selection D) artificial selection 15
A) the front leg of a horse and a human arm B) the front leg of a frog and a bat wing C) the wing of a bird and a bat wing D) the front flipper of a porpoise and a human arm E) the wing of a bird and a butterfly wing 16
A) 5 B) 22 C) 30 D) 59 E) 59 17
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5 18
A) organs B) populations C) cells D) organisms E) tissues 19
A) all individuals have an equal chance of surviving and reproducing B) species are immutable C) tortoises are the modern descendents of glyptodonts D) all of the above E) none of the above 20
A) they should listen to classical music at a louder volume B) they should listen to classical music all the time, not just during milking C) they should listen to a different type of music, like heavy metal D) they should not listen to any music E) they should not be milked 21
A) Their consequences can be tested by different investigators. B) They can be used to make predictions. C) They are not always correct. D) They are the same as theories. E) They are constructed based on observations. 22
A) True B) False 23
A) True B) False 24
A) True B) False 25
A) True B) False 26
A) is always correct B) uses specific observations to draw more general conclusions. C) is rarely applied in science D) applies general principles to predict or explain specific results E) determines principles from observations 27
A) molding or adapting to one's environment B) regulating materials that enter or leave the system C) responding to stimuli D) maintaining a relatively constant internal condition E) reproducing, passing hereditary material to the next generation 28
A) True B) False 29
A) was gathered based solely on observations made during his trip to the Galapagos Islands B) was first presented in a book by Charles Lyell C) was gathered from observations made by Darwin and from information presented by others D) was presented in his book Essay on the Principle of Population E) included an explanation of how traits can be passed from generation to generation
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