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Biology Chapter 1 Unit Test

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How do sharing ideas through peer reviewed articles help advance science?   show
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Who reviews articles for peer reviewed journals.   show
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show Testing explanations  
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show Data  
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Based on your observations you suggest that the presence of water could accelerate the growth of bread mold.   show
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Why is creativity considered a scientific attitude?   show
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Suppose that a scientist proposes a hypothesis about how a newly discovered virus affects humans. Other virus researchers would likely____.   show
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show 2,000meters  
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The basic unit of length in the metric system is the____.   show
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show Molecule  
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Suppose that a scientific idea is well tested and can be used to make predictions in numerous situations but cannot explain one particular event this idea is_____.   show
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How do scientific theories compare to hypotheses?   show
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show Science gives society answers to difficult ethical issues.  
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show Performed different functions  
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Which big idea in biology is most concerned with DNA?   show
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show Ability to move  
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Science is best described as a_____.   show
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During a controlled experiment a scientist isolates and tests_____.   show
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A student sees a bee on a flower. The student wonders how the bee finds the flower. This student is displaying a scientific attitude_____.   show
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After a scientist publishes a paper someone else finds evidence that the paper's hypothesis may not be correct. The scientist is unhappy but studies the new evidence anyway. The scientist is showing which scientific attitude.   show
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What does a reviewer do during peer review?   show
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show understanding how science works will help you make better decisions  
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A personal preference or point of view is_____.   show
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A well tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is______.   show
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show Evolution  
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The process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits is called______.   show
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show Yes, the different branches of biology are interrelated  
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show DNA  
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show Use the metric system when communicating procedures and results  
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Inside all living things chemical reactions happen that allow living organisms to grow and develop. Organisms need to take in______to fuel these reactions.   show
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Charles Darwin's ideas about change over time have been well-tested by other scientists and are now considered to be a_____.   show
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The combination of chemical reactions through which organisms build up or break down materials as it carries out its life processes is called_____.   show
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Scientists try to use explanations of the natural world to understand patterns and make_______about natural events.   show
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A person who asks a lot of questions about the natural world is showing the scientific attitude of______.   show
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show Science is always changing  
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show To check for mistakes, bais, and/or fraud.  
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