1. If one group is given some medicine that may cure a disease and the other group is given a
sugar pill, the group who got the medicine is the
A. Hypothetical group.
B. Scientific group.
C. Control group.
D. Experimental group.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements of the scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
2. Which is not a characteristic of all life?
A. responsiveness
B. evolution
C. reproduction
D. random cell structure
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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3. In an experiment that has a control and experimental group, the dependent variable is
A. observed in the experimental group.
B. not observed in the control group.
C. the result of the independent variable.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements of the scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
4. A good hypothesis must
A. be a logical explanation of events.
B. be testable.
C. account for all current information related to the events being studied.
D. All of these statements are true.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: State two characteristics of a good hypothesis.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
5. A characteristic of life is
A. chemical bonds.
B. the use of oxygen.
C. the production of CO2.
D. cellular organization.
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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6. Which of the following is an example of adaptation, one of the characteristics of life?
A. The evolutionary changes that occur to a species
B. Sexual reproduction
C. Organismal organization
D. Metabolism
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
7. A control group differs from an experimental group
A. in the number of test organisms used.
B. by the independent variable.
C. in several ways.
D. in no way.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and describe five elements of the scientific method.
Section: 01.02
Topic: General
8. A reason an automobile engine is not considered to be living is that it is not able to
A. utilize energy.
B. change its activities.
C. make copies of itself.
D. utilize chemical reactions.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: List and give an example of five characteristics typical of living things.
Section: 01.04
Topic: General
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