BIO100 Learning Curve study guide
1. What is the best definition of a superstition?
an irrational belief that an action, not logically related to a course of events,
can influence its outcome
2. The proposed explanation for a phenomenon is BEST described as:
A hypothesis
3. If a researcher collects data by using the same experimental setup as in another study,
but using different research subjects, the process is considered: replication
4. Individuals that make scientific sounding claims that are not supported by trustworthy
methodical scientific studies is known as what? Pseudoscience
5. Empirical knowledge is knowledge that is based on experience and observation. Which of
the following are characteristics of reliable empirical data? It is repeatable. It is testable. It is
rational.
6. What comes next in the scientific method after the completion of
experimentation? Review the hypothesis in light of data gathered
7. The greater the number of repeated scientific studies with the same results,
The more likely the results are significant, and not due to random chance.
8. Statistical methods make it possible to: determine how likely it is that a certain results have
occurred by chance
9. Which of the following statements could NOT arise from making
scientific observations?
a) Human twins have exactly the same DNA.
b)The hair on my legs grew to a length of 1 cm in 3 days after shaving if off.
c) The quartz crystal I had in my pocket today increased the likelihood
of life being discovered on other planets by ten times.
d)There are tiny creatures visible under a microscope that can't be seen by
the naked eye.
e)I sneezed two separate times today, and both times I sneezed three
sneezes in a row.
10. Bonnie is preparing dinner and begins to wonder why cutting onions always makes her cry.
Using the scientific method, she decides to explore and hopefully answer this question. What is
a statement that represents a reasonable testable prediction for Bonnie's experiment? If you cut
onions around a human, it will make them cry