BioSci2013-14

1.

1 point

Which of the following is the best recommended method of studying

Self-testing

Underlining

Rereading

Self-explanation

2.

1 point

Which of the following best describes an ISN

A spiral notebook where you can keep all the notes from all of your different classes

A 3-ring binder where you can keep the notes for all of your different classes together

A rare type of fish only found along the coast of Central California. Very tasty - yummm!

A spiral notebook dedicated to a specific class, such as biology, organized in such a way that all of your material is attached and set up according to a table of contents.

3.

1 point

Host and narrator of the Life of Mammals documentary

Charles Darwin

Michael Shermer

Sir David Attenborough

Alfred Wallace

4.

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”

Scientific Law

Scientific Theory

Heretic

Skeptic

5.

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

6.

1 point

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

Respect and Responsibility

Respect and Resolution

Reliability and Resolve

Attendance and Attitude

7.

1 point

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

Technology

Scientific Method

Science

Research

8.

1 point

John Snow is perhaps best known for:

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

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

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

9.

1 point

Mr. Doughty recommends that you take each multiple choice test

Only once - pick the best answer and move on

Twice - Answer the questions you know for sure, then go back and answer the rest.

Three times - Answer the questions you know for sure, then go back and answer the rest, and finally check your answers.

Never - tests are too difficult.

10.

1 point

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

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

Nether student is affected

11.

1 point

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

Ecology

Evolution

Genetics

Cell Biology

12.

1 point

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

The student computer workstations

The SmartBoard

The emergency eyewash

The fishtank

13.

1 point

Match the term from the scientific method with its description: Form Hypothesis

Predict what you think the answer to your question might be

State whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not and try to explain your results

Publish or announce your findings

Observe something in the material world, using your senses or machines which are basically extensions of those senses

Figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable (quantifiable).

14.

1 point

Match the term from the scientific method with its description: Draw Conclusions

Predict what you think the answer to your question might be

Observe something in the material world, using your senses or machines which are basically extensions of those senses

Figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable (quantifiable).

Publish or announce your findings

State whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not and try to explain your results

15.

1 point

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

Centrifuge

Probes

Gel Electrophoresis

Computers

16.

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

17.

1 point

"The genetic composition of cells can be altered by incorporation of exogenous DNA into the cells." The above statement would best match which area of biology:

Ecology

Cell Biology

Genetics

Evolution

18.

1 point

If you get this question wrong you can rewrite it for

You cannot rewrite this question for any credit

Full credit

Half credit

Twice normal credit

19.

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:

Ecology

Cell Biology

Evolution

Genetics

20.

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

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

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

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

21.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT one of the major schoolwide emergencies we practiced for

Hostile alien invasion

Earthquake

Lockdown

Firedrill and evacuation

22.

1 point

Which of the following is a type of fish you might catch of the central California coast, as shown in the movie we watched in class

Humahumanukanukaapuaa

Atlantic Cod

Antarctic Icefish

Lingcod

23.

1 point

Match the term from the scientific method with its description: Test Hypothesis (Experiment)

Predict what you think the answer to your question might be

Figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable (quantifiable).

Observe something in the material world, using your senses or machines which are basically extensions of those senses

Publish or announce your findings

State whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not and try to explain your results

24.

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

25.

1 point

Match the term from the scientific method with its description: Report

Publish or announce your findings

Figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable (quantifiable).

Observe something in the material world, using your senses or machines which are basically extensions of those senses

State whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not and try to explain your results

Predict what you think the answer to your question might be

26.

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

Physiology

Genetics

Ecology

Evolution

27.

1 point

All of the following EXCEPT ONE have been observed using tools or technology. Which one has, to the best of our knowledge, not yet used technology

Goldfish

Human

Crow

Chimpanzee

28.

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

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

It is never OK.

29.

1 point

Match the term from the scientific method with its description: Observation

Predict what you think the answer to your question might be

Publish or announce your findings

Observe something in the material world, using your senses or machines which are basically extensions of those senses

Figure out a way to test whether the hypothesis is correct. The outcome must be measurable (quantifiable

State whether your hypothesis was confirmed or not and try to explain your results