A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is a what?
What is a theory.
100
What do global ecologists study?
What is global ecologists study how humans impact the Earth and the other living things on Earth.
100
Scientists try to use explanations of the natural world to understand patterns and make ______
about natural events.
What is predictions.
100
Charles Darwin’s ideas about change over time have been well tested by other scientists and is now
considered to be a _________.
What is theory.
100
What are four scientific attitudes that help scientists generate new ideas?
What is curiosity, skepticism, open-mindedness, and creativity.
200
A personal preference or point of view is a what?
What is bias.
200
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the what?
What is meter.
200
An experiment in which only one variable is changed is a(an) ______ experiment
What is controlled.
200
The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it
carries out its life processes is called ________.
What is metabolism.
200
What may happen if a scientist publishes a paper without putting the paper through peer review?
What is the paper may contain mistakes, unfair influences, or fraud.
300
The process by which organisms keep everything inside their bodies within certain limits is called what?
What is homeostasis.
300
Which kind of biologist would most likely use satellite technology?
What is global ecologist.
300
A biologist reads about a study in a peer-reviewed journal where the results do not agree with her research.
This scientist must remain ______ and think about how those results might affect her own
work.
What is open-minded.
300
A mass of 3000 g is equal to ________________ kg.
What is 3.
300
What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
What is a theory is a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations; a hypothesis is a
proposed, testable, scientific explanation for a set of observations.
400
Tree finches and ground finches are found to be descended from a common ancestor. This example represents which big idea in biology?
What is evolution.
400
During a controlled experiment, a scientist isolates and tests a __________ variable.
What is single.
400
An article that is undergoing ______ is read carefully and checked by other scientists
What is peer review.
400
The field of biology that works on rewriting and editing the genetic code is _______.
What is biotechnology.
400
What is a bias?
What is a bias is a particular preference or point of view that is personal rather than scientific.
500
Science is best described as a _____________.
What is way of knowing.
500
Which kind of biologist would most likely use satellite technology?
What is global ecologist.
500
In science, a theory is a well-tested explanation that explains a lot of _______.
What is observations.
500
A revised version of the original _______ system is called SI, or the International System of Units.
What is metric.
500
How are the different fields of biology related to each other?
What is the different fields of biology overlap because they all study living things.