Ch. 1 Quiz

Question 1

If plants are exposed to light from only one direction, many will bend toward the light. Experimentation has shown that this is due to an unequal distribution of a chemical in the plant. This explanation was derived using..

Answer 1

The scientific method

Question 2

All of the following are true concerning the effects that humans have on other organisms except..

Answer 2

Using solar cookers in some areas could decrease desertification

Question 3

The trees in a forest..

Answer 3

Are adapted to grow and reproduce in forest conditions

Question 4

Which of the following is false about a plant?

Answer 4

It’s offspring are always identical to it

Question 5

Scientists can study all of the following except..

Answer 5

The interpretation of a painting

Question 6

True or false: if a phenomenon cannot be explained by science at present, it can never be explained using the scientific method.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or false: if an individual possesses a characteristic that enables it to survive in its environment better than others, it will probably produce more offspring than the others.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or false: if a species is evolving, all features of that species must evolve at the same rate

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or false: eukaryotic organisms evolved from prokaryotic organisms

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which of the following could not be studied scientifically?

Answer 10

Shakespeare’s hamlet