chapter 1

Question 1

Which of the following is not a property of life:

energy utilization
movement
order
homeostasis

Answer 1

movement

Question 2

the process of inductive reasoning involves

Answer 2

using specific observations to develop general principles

Question 3

a hypothesis in bio is best described as:
possible explanation of obs
obs that supports a theory
general principle of life
unchanging statement that correctly predicts some aspect of life

Answer 3

a possible explanation of an observation

Question 4

a scientific theory is:
guess about things
statement supported by experimental data
a belief held by many scientists

Answer 4

a statement of how the world works supported by evidence/ experimental data

Question 5

cell theory states that

Answer 5

all life is made up of cells

Question 6

DNA is important becuase

Answer 6

it contains the information nessecary for cells to differ/ create an individual

Question 7

the idea of evolution:
was orginal to darwin
“” to wallace
predated darwin and wallace

Answer 7

predated darwin and wallace

Question 8

significance of pasteur’s experiment on germ hypothesis?

Answer 8

cells can only arise from other cells

Question 9

artificial selection

Answer 9

result of human intervention (selectively bred dogs)

Question 10

which domain of life would contain only single celled organisms:

1) eukarya
2) archaea
3) bacteria
4) 2 and 3

Answer 10

2 and 3

Question 11

define deductive reasoning

Answer 11

applies general principles to predict specific results