1.
In the study of science
A) deductive
reasoning may be used, but inductive reasoning is preferred
B) inductive
reasoning may be used, but deductive reasoning is preferred
C) only
inductive reasoning is used
D) either deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, or both may be used
D) either deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, or both may be used
2.
A successful scientific experiment will result only in
A) rejection
of one or more hypotheses
B) proving
a hypothesis
C) accepting
many hypotheses
D) confirming
predictions
3.
The "scientific method" involves all of the following except
A) imagination
and insight
B) an
educated guess
C) a
rigid set of logical steps
D) a
suspicion of what the truth might be
4.
Homologous structures among animals provide evidence for evolution in that
these structures are
A) different
in different animals, but are modifications of the same basic structure
B) similar
in function, but of different basic structure
C) all
shown in the fossil record
D) all
produced by the same gene
5.
When it was shown that animals could reproduce geometrically but didn't, Darwin
concluded that
A) the
mathematics was faulty
B) the
study from which the conclusions were drawn was flawed
C) they
failed to reach their potential because of the selective action of nature
D) they
actually reproduce arithmetically
6.
Darwin spent 5 years sailing around the world on the
A) H.M.S.
Species
B) H.M.S.
Beagle
C) H.M.S.
Evolution
D) H.M.S.
Tortoise
7.
Darwin explained his theory of evolution in a book called
A) On
the Origin of Species
B) The
Principles of Population
C) Survival
of the Fittest
D) Around
the World in Eighty Days
8.
Which of the following is not part of the scientific process?
A) making
predictions
B) asking
questions
C) using
creative insight
D) proving
theories are true
9.
The study of the way individual traits are transmitted from one generation to
the next is called
A) ecology
B) genetics
C) cell
biology
D) homology
E) analogy
10.
Which of the following did not help Darwin formulate his theory of evolution?
A) fossil
evidence that species had changed over time
B) closely
related species on oceanic islands
C) belief
that the earth was several thousand years old
D) evidence
of artificial selection in domestic animals
E) all
of the above did help Darwin
11.
Structures that have the same evolutionary origin even though they may now have
different structures or functions are said to be
A) endemic
B) analogous
C) homologous
D) immutable
E) geometric
12.
Where did Darwin observe closely related species of finches and closely related
species of tortorises?
A) The
Galapagos Islands
B) Patagonia,
South America
C) the
Cape Verde Island
D) Australia
E) England
13.
Who wrote an essay on population growth that helped Darwin formulate his theory
of evolution?
A) Charles
Lyell
B) Eratosthenes
C) Alfred
Russel Wallace
D) Thomas
Malthus
E) Karl
Popper
14.
Using general principles to analyze specific cases is called
A) deductive
reasoning
B) inductive
reasoning
C) natural
selection
D) artificial
selection
15.
Which of the following pairs are analogous structures
A) the
front leg of a horse and a human arm
B) the
front leg of a frog and a bat wing
C) the
wing of a bird and a bat wing
D) the
front flipper of a porpoise and a human arm
E) the
wing of a bird and a butterfly wing
16.
How old was Darwin when he began his voyage around the world?
A) 5
B) 22
C) 30
D) 59
E) 59
17.
According to the fossil record, how many times has flight evolved among
vertebrates?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
18.
Of the following biological levels of organization, which represents the
smallest or lowest level?
A) organs
B) populations
C) cells
D) organisms
E) tissues
19.
According to Darwin's theory of evolution
A) all
individuals have an equal chance of surviving and reproducing
B) species
are immutable
C) tortoises
are the modern descendents of glyptodonts
D) all
of the above
E) none
of the above
20.
You are conducting an experiment to test the hypothesis that dairy cows will
give more milk if they listen to classical music while being milked. Your 20
experimental cows listen to classical music during milking; you collect all
their milk and measure how much there is. Your 20 control cows should have all
experimental conditions identical to the experimental cows except
A) they
should listen to classical music at a louder volume
B) they
should listen to classical music all the time, not just during milking
C) they
should listen to a different type of music, like heavy metal
D) they
should not listen to any music
E) they
should not be milked
21.
Which of the following statements concerning scientific hypotheses is false?
A) Their
consequences can be tested by different investigators.
B) They
can be used to make predictions.
C) They
are not always correct.
D) They
are the same as theories.
E) They
are constructed based on observations.
22.
Science is based on evidence rather than consensus.
A) True
B) False
23.
Scientists seek facts, but sometimes the best they can do are theories.
A) True
B) False
24.
Homologous structures in different species may serve different functions.
A) True
B) False
25.
Prior to the 19th century, most biologists believed that organisms living at
that time were fixed entities that were divinely created.
A) True
B) False
26.
Deductive reasoning
A) is
always correct
B) uses
specific observations to draw more general conclusions.
C) is
rarely applied in science
D) applies
general principles to predict or explain specific results
E) determines
principles from observations
27.
Which of the following is not a property of life?
A) molding
or adapting to one's environment
B) regulating
materials that enter or leave the system
C) responding
to stimuli
D) maintaining
a relatively constant internal condition
E) reproducing,
passing hereditary material to the next generation
28.
Evolution and natural selection are the same thing.
A) True
B) False
29.
All of the evidence gathered by Darwin to support his theory of evolution by
natural selection
A) was
gathered based solely on observations made during his trip to the Galapagos
Islands
B) was
first presented in a book by Charles Lyell
C) was
gathered from observations made by Darwin and from information presented by
others
D) was
presented in his book Essay on the Principle of Population
E) included
an explanation of how traits can be passed from generation to generationANSWER
- 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. C
- 11. C 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. E 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. E 20. D
- 21. D 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C
