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18 Cards in this Set
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This statement best describes scientists?
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Scientists are like most people, having a wide range of interests and enjoying many types of work environments.
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In what way was the science of primitive people like the science of today
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Primitive people used the knowledge they had to understand their world in ways that made sense to them, much as we do today.
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Which of the following beliefs is characteristic of the science of Aristotle?
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Evolution of life forms does not occur.
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What is the most important advance in scientific thinking that occurred during the Renaissance?
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a move away from the idea that the universe centers on Earth and nature centers on human beings
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What role should personal beliefs play in the study of science?
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Personal beliefs should focus on those questions for which science cannot provide an answer. These are mainly religious questions and questions relating to personal values.
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As a scientific word, what is the best definition of the term evolution?
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a slow change over time brought about by natural processes
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Which statement most accurately reflects the view that scientists have today regarding the structure of matter?
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All matter is composed of a limited number of elements, where each element is a group of similar atoms.
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In what process is DNA involved?
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heredity
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What is the principle of biogenesis?
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the theory that a living organism can arise only from another living organism
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this is a characteristic of all living things?
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All living things depend on an external source of energy.
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In what way does a plant cell differ from an animal cell?
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Plant cells contain a cell wall and chloroplasts, but animal cells do not.
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What is the best description of the role played by organelles in a living cell?
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Organelles are structures that carry out all of the processes that take place in a living cell.
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What is the best description of the process known as metamorphosis?
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Metamorphosis is the process by which certain animals go through several very different life stages.
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What is the main feature that distinguishes amphibians from fish or reptiles?
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Amphibians have two or more different stages in their lives.
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This is the difference between female mammals and female birds.
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Female mammals have milk-producing mammary glands, but female birds do not.
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What five senses do all complex animals have?
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sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch
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What is an ecosystem?
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a community of organisms, together with all available natural resources and habitats used by those organisms
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In Darwin's theory of evolution, what is the process Darwin called natural selection?
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the process by which individuals with favorable traits within a species are most likely to survive and pass those traits on to offspring
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