BYU Bio Pt. 1 Final Test Questions & Answers

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BYU Bio Pt. 1 Final Test Questions & Answers How has technology affected the study of science? - ✔✔Technology increased our ability to study and understand the world around us Which of the fol... lowing best describes the purpose of science? - ✔✔to explain the natural world around us Biology is the study of - ✔✔living things Why is the study of science broken down into different branches? - ✔✔because there is too much information to study all at once In the 1700s scientists believed frogs came from damp soil (mud). Now scientists understand that frogs only come from other frogs. This is an example of what characteristic of science? - ✔✔that our understanding of science is always changing All living things must - ✔✔grow Plants make their own energy through a process called - ✔✔photosynthesis Because you are a combination of DNA from two different people's cells, you are a product of what type of reproduction? - ✔✔sexual reproduction The process of obtaining and using energy is called - ✔✔metabolism In order to keep a steady population, animals in a population must reproduce at a rate that is at least equal to - ✔✔the rate of deaths What is the name of the process whereby some organisms are able to keep their internal conditions suitable for living? - ✔✔homeostasis What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method? - ✔✔observe, hypothesize, test, conclude, identify law or theory Which of the following refers to numerical information, such as mass or volume? - ✔✔quantitative Which of the following is a qualitative trait? - ✔✔color During which step of the scientific method is the hypothesis tested? - ✔✔conduct an experiment Your educated guess about what will happen in your experiment is called - ✔✔your hypothesis Mike loves to cook. He heard that if you add salt to water, it will boil faster. If it's true, it could save him a lot of time in the kitchen. He decided to perform an experiment to test this hypothesis. He set up three pots, each containing three liters of water. In the first pot, he didn't add any salt; in the second pot, he added one tablespoon of salt; and in the third pot, he added two tablespoons of salt. He got out his stop watch and turned the stove on under all three of the pots. Is there a control group, and if so, what is it? - ✔✔Yes, the pot with no salt. Mike loves to cook. He heard that if you add salt to water, it will boil faster. If it's true, it could save him a lot of time in the kitchen. He decided to perform an experiment to test this hypothesis. He set up three pots, each containing three liters of water. In the first pot, he didn't add any salt; in the second pot, he added one tablespoon of salt; and in the third pot, he added two tablespoons of salt. He got out his stop watch and turned the stove on under all three of the pots. Is there a control group, and if so, what is it? Which data is qualitative? There may be more than one answer, select all correct answers. - ✔✔Appearance of the bubbles Mike loves to cook. He heard that if you add salt to water, it will boil faster. If it's true, it could save him a lot of time in the kitchen. He decided to perform an experiment to test this hypothesis. He set up three pots, each containing three liters of water. In the first pot, he didn't add any salt; in the second pot, he added one tablespoon of salt; and in the third pot, he added two tablespoons of salt. He got out his stop watch and turned the stove on under all three of the pots. Is there a control group, and if so, what is it? Which data is quantitative? There may be more than one answer, select all correct answers. - ✔✔Amount of salt added amount of water added time to boil. Mike loves to cook. He heard [Show More]

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