Test Bank For Living in the Environment 18th Edition by G. Tyler Miller
CHAPTER 2—SCIENCE, MATTER, ENERGY, AND SYSTEMS
1. In 1963, Bormann and Likens compared the output of two river valleys, one forested and the other clear cut. What were their findings?
a. The deforested valley had higher water flow and a decrease in nutrient loss.
b. The forested valley had higher water flow and a decrease in nutrient loss.
c. The forested valley had lower water flow and increase in nutrient loss.
d. The deforested valley had lower water flow and increase in nutrient loss.
e. The deforested valley had higher water flow and increase in nutrient loss.
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Core Case Study: How Do Scientists Learn About Nature? Experimenting with a Forest
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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2. What is the definition of a scientific hypothesis?
a. A simulation of a system being studied
b. A possible explanation for an observation or experimentation
c. The data needed to answer a question
d. Procedures carried out under controlled conditions to gather information
e. A widely accepted theory
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
NOTES: Modified
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3. When an overwhelming body of observations and measurements supports a scientific hypothesis or group of related hypotheses, it becomes a(n) ____.
a. hypothesis
b. scientific law
c. scientific variable
d. scientific theory
e. conclusion
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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4. What is a well-tested and widely accepted description of what scientists find happening repeatedly in nature in the same way?
a. theory
b. scientific law
c. hypothesis
d. conclusion
e. model
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
NOTES: Modified
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
5. What is the correct order of applying the scientific process to a problem?
a. hypothesis−question−observation−experimentation−conclusion−analysis
b. hypothesis−conclusion−question−observation−experimentation−analysis
c. observation−hypothesis−conclusion−experimentation−analysis−question
d. observation−question−hypothesis−experimentation−analysis−conclusion
e. hypothesis−experimentation−observation−analysis−question−conclusion
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-1 What Do Scientists Do?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
6. Which of the following is an example of an organic compound?
a. H2O
b. NaCl
c. H2SO4
d. N2O
e. CH4
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
NOTES: Modified
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
7. Complex carbohydrates are a type of ____.
a. lipid
b. chemical formula
c. monomer
d. protein
e. organic polymer
ANSWER: e
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
8. What is the distinct piece of DNA containing instructions for making proteins?
a. chromosome
b. nucleotide
c. amino acid
d. cell membrane
e. hydrocarbon
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
9. What is the fundamental structural and functional unit of life?
a. atom
b. macromolecule
c. DNA
d. cell
e. organism
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
10. Thousands of genes make up a single ____.
a. chromosome
b. DNA
c. cell nucleus
d. trait
e. organism
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: 2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
NOTES: New
DATE CREATED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/23/2013 8:51 AM
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