chapter 1

Question 1

Individuals with traits best suited to the local environment that are more likely to survive and leave the greatest number of healthy offspring are called ___.

Answer 1

Natural selection

Question 2

A __ is a comprehensive and well-substantiated explanation, much broader in scope than a hypothesis

Answer 2

Theory

Question 3

What is an independent variable?

Answer 3

What is being manipulated by the researchers

Question 4

The __ is the response, output, or effect under investigation that is used to judge the outcome of the experiment

Answer 4

Dependent variable

Question 5

An experiment in which neither the participant nor the experimenter knows which group is the control group is called a __.

Answer 5

Double-blind experiment

Question 6

__ is any field of study that is falsely presented as having a scientific basis

Answer 6

Pseudoscience

Question 7

Recorded observations are called __

Answer 7

Data

Question 8

A __ is a piece of information considered to be objectively true based on all current evidence.

Answer 8

Fact

Question 9

What is the scientific study of life?

Answer 9

Biology

Question 10

The __ lacks or does not receive the specific factor being tested

Answer 10

Control group