Question 1

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows.
 
-Which level of organization is the most inclusive? Which is the least inclusive?

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Question 2

Explain the difference between a theory and a hypothesis,and give an example of each.

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Question 3

Using what you have learned in this chapter,explain how you would decide whether multivitamins are beneficial to dogs.

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Question 4

What is meant by the statement "science is measurement"?

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Question 5

A unifying principle of biology states that there is a gradual modification of populations of living things over time that sometimes results in new species.This principle is called ________.

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Question 6

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows.
 
-What was the purpose in breaking off the dust trap or tilting the flask in Pasteur's experiment?

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Question 7

What is the purpose of the "control" in a controlled experiment?

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Question 8

Evaluate the statement "Nothing in biology makes sense unless it is studied in the light of evolution."

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Question 9

The European corn borer is an insect whose larvae eat corn crops,thus reducing the yield of the crops.Scientists have genetically modified corn in the hopes of making it more resistant to infestation by the European corn borer.Design an experiment to test whether the genetically modified variety is more resistant to infestation than an unmodified variety.State your hypothesis,and identify your experimental group and your control.

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Question 10

A set of disciplines that focuses on varying aspects of the living world falls under the category of ________.

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Question 11

You are a part of the first scientific team to land on Mars.What steps would you take to determine whether there is any life there? If you found something,how would you know whether it is a living thing?

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Question 12

Discuss why it is important that the public be knowledgeable about science.

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Question 13

Name three ways that science and technology enrich your life today.

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Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: The building blocks of organelles
Communities interacting with non-living elements
All of the ecosystems of the Earth
Members of the same species living in the same area
The first level of organization that we can say is alive

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Quiz 1: Science As a Way of Learning: a Guide to the Natural World

Refer to the figure below, and then answer the question that follows. -Which level of organization is the most inclusive? Which is the least inclusive?