devlin midterm vocab: chap 1

5 Written Questions

1. Devices that produce magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
2. Knowledge or information based on real occurrences
3. The variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable
4. The new organism has a single parent
5. The information gathered from observations

5 Matching Questions

1. theory
2. cell
3. electron microscope
4. biology
5. independent (manipulated) variable

1. a A collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings
2. b A well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
3. c The variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment
4. d The science that seeks to understand the living world
5. e Microscopes that use beams of electrons, rather than light, to produce images

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A decimal system of measurement whose units are based on certain physical standards and are scaled on multiples of 10
   1. stimulus
   2. metabolism
   3. microscope
   4. metric system
2. An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world
   1. cell
   2. inference
   3. fact
   4. science
3. The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down material as it carries out life processes
   1. metabolism
   2. stimulus
   3. homeostasis
   4. cell
4. An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time. All other variables are kept unchanged, or controlled.
   1. spontaneous generation
   2. evolution
   3. controlled experiment
   4. observation
5. Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
   1. evolution
   2. observation
   3. biology
   4. stimulus

5 True/False Questions

1. hypothesis → A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

   True        False

2. stimulus → An organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world

   True        False

3. spontaneous generation → The process of gathering information about events or processes in a careful, orderly way

   True        False

4. homeostasis → A proposed scientific explanation for a set of observations

   True        False

5. inference → A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge or experience

   True        False