BioSci

1.

1 point

Galileo is perhaps best known for:

Publishing the Theory of Natural Selection as a testable mechanism for evolution

Stopping the spread of Cholera in London, and thus strengthening the idea that disease come from physical causes

Championing the view that the sun (and not the Earth) was at the center of the solar system

Acrobatic displays of wanton joy in the public fountains of Rome

2.

1 point

Jon Snow is perhaps best known for:

Publishing the Theory of Natural Selection as a testable mechanism for evolution

Stopping the spread of Cholera in London, and thus strengthening the idea that disease come from physical causes

Championing the view that the sun (and not the Earth) was at the center of the solar system

Single handedly defeating Napoleon and the French army at the Battle of Waterloo.

3.

1 point

As a scientist, to hide data, arbitrarily eliminate anomalies in a data set, or conceal how an experiment was conducted is to invite errors and make those errors difficult to discover

True

False

4.

1 point

When is it OK to tell another student your computer account username and password?

If they are your best friend and you share everything

If they really want to play a game that is saved to your account

It is never OK.

If they need to get to Edline and they have forgotten their account username and password

5.

1 point

Which of the following organisms have not (yet) been observed using tools or technology

Chimpanzee

Goldfish

Human

Crow

6.

1 point

Which of the following is the consequence if one student is caught copying from another student

Neither student is affected

The copying student receives a zero on the assignment, while the student who was copied from is not affected

Both students receive a zero on the assignment

The copying student is not affect, the student who was copied from received a zero on the assignment

7.

1 point

"Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environments."
The above statement would best match which area of biology

Ecology

Evolution

Physiology

Genetics

8.

1 point

As a student scientist you are ALLOWED to alter your experimental results to match the expected outcome of an experiment

True

False

9.

1 point

The primary purpose of the school computer is

for students to email or instant message each other

to provide the students with an opportunity to play games

for academic/educational work

to make the room look good

10.

1 point

In Mr. Doughty's classroom the two primary classroom policies are

Attendance and Attitude

Respect and Responsibility

Reliability and Resolve

Respect and Resolution

11.

1 point

The item in the class room that best serves the purpose of being there for your SAFETY is

The SmartBoard

The fish tank

The emergency eyewash

The student computer workstations

12.

1 point

As a scientist you have the responsibility to carefully consider questions raised by fellow scientists about the accuracy of your experiments

True

False

13.

1 point

As a scientist you have the responsibility to seek explanations for anomalous observations and results in order to improve procedures or discover something new

True

False

14.

1 point

Which of the following matches the order in which science information is disseminated (goes from the point of origin to the final receiver

Researcher -> Article -> Peer Review -> Primary Literature -> Secondary Literature -> Textbooks

Researcher -> Article -> Secondary Literature -> Peer Review -> Primary Literature -> Textbooks

Researcher -> Secondary Literature -> Textbooks -> Primary Literature -> Article -> Peer Review

Textbooks -> Article -> Peer Review -> Primary Literature -> Secondary Literature -> Researcher

15.

1 point

"The unique chemical and physical properties of water allow for life on earth"
The above statement would best match which area of biology:

Cell Biology

Ecology

Genetics

Evolution

16.

1 point

As a scientist you have the responsibility to report fully and openly the results of your experiments even if those results disagree with your favored hypothesis

True

False

17.

1 point

The definition "Repeatable and controlled manipulations of the natural world to meet specific ends" would go with which term:

Research

Technology

Science

Scientific Method

18.

1 point

One of the tools of biology is/are the __________, which separates matter by density

Centrifuge

Computers

Probes

Gel Electrophoresis

19.

1 point

"Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects"
The above statement would best match which area of biology

Genetics

Cell Biology

Evolution

Ecology

20.

1 point

The following definition best matches what term: “to retain an open mind to all possibilities, but temper with scrutiny, reason, and critical thinking”

Heretic

Scientific Law

Skeptic

Scientific Theory