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A scientist wishes to test a new antibiotic’s ability to treat stubborn bacterial infections. He tests his hypothesis that the antibiotic works better than existing treatments by giving bacterial infections to mice and treating them with the antibiotic. He then determines how many of the mice recover from their infections. What is missing from his experimental design?
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He is missing a control group of mice that did not receive the new antibiotic
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Which of the following lists correctly presents levels of organization from simplest to most complex?
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because they are based on many experimentally tested hypotheses
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Is this a false statement? Communities exist within populations which exist within ecosystem.
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Yes |
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A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a _________________.
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hypothesis
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The type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is called ____________.
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inductive reasoning
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The type of logical thinking that uses a general statement to forecast specific results iscalled ________________.
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deductive reasoning
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What is the most diverse and inclusive classification group?
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domain
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Which domain or domains are made up of organisms without nuclei?
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both archaea and bacteria
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Is Eukarya a name of a kingdom |
No |
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What is the process used by living things to maintain an internal environment within a tolerable range?
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homeostasis
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The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the
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Cell |
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What is the main purpose of conducting experiments?
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proving a theory
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