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Scientific Communication Exam | Verified with 100% Correct Answers Which kind of information is known about a person if that person's DNA is in a database? some diseases the person might have Societal regulations and laws may be developed or changed in response to scientific findings. Which type ...
Which kind of information is known about a person if that person's DNA is in a
database?
some diseases the person might have
Societal regulations and laws may be developed or changed in response to scientific
findings. Which type of scientific research has resulted in the passing of many laws?
modeling the effects of climate change on ecosystems
Which branch of science was newly developed after the discoveries about DNA?
genetic engineering
During the Middle Ages, which civilization made the fewest recognized scientific
discoveries compared to the others?
Western Europe
Cherie made a timeline of important developments relating to the science of heredity.
Mendel's laws à cell theory à DNA structure à?
Which development belongs at the end of Cherie's timeline?
genetic engineering
Who developed the earliest system for the classification of animals?
Aristotle
Which scientific discipline is correctly matched to a contribution to society?
geology; theory of continental drift
Watson and Crick worked out the structure of DNA molecules in 1952. This discovery
affected the legal system that is used in society by changing how criminal trials are
conducted. Which of these would most likely happen thanks to the understanding of
DNA structure?
John Doe is convicted of murder based on DNA evidence found at the crime scene.
Which scientist formed his ideas about living things by performing observations without
using a microscope?
Vesalius
Darwin's work on the theory of evolution occurred at about the same time that
Mendel developed his laws of heredity.
In which situation would new technology be most likely to cause a change in an existing
theory about new structures in a cell?
, The new technology allows detection of a structure that could not be detected
previously.
Our current understanding of evolution is called a theory because it has been
supported repeatedly as new discoveries have been made.
A testable hypothesis could be formed from which question?
Are bass more active in the daytime than at night?
Which occurs directly before forming a hypothesis?
developing a testable question
Gregor Mendel demonstrated that traits are passed from parents to offspring
independently of one another under all circumstances that he tested....
a law.
The development of a new experimental method is most likely to change a theory if it
makes it possible to
study a larger sample size than before.
Gregor Mendel was the first scientist to use statistics to analyze scientific data....
a theory changing because a new scientific method was developed.
In the early days of germ theory, contagious diseases were thought to be caused by
fungi or bacteria....
He used a new experimental method to test his hypothesis.
The statement "force equals mass times acceleration" is Newton's second law of
motion. Why is this a law rather than a theory?
It states, rather than explains, the relationship between the variables.
What do hypotheses, theories, and laws have in common?
Observations
What is skepticism?
the understanding that knowledge in a particular area can be uncertain
Scientists have been experimenting with gene therapy, which often involves the use of
bacteria or viruses to deliver new or modified genes to cells...
The idea has not yet achieved scientific consensus.
What is scientific consensus?
a general agreement among scientists about a scientific idea
Which source should be avoided when conducting scientific research?
personal blogs
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