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What is the difference between discovery science and hypothesis-driven science?


A) Discovery science "discovers" new knowledge, whereas hypothesis-driven science does not.
B) Discovery science is based on deductive reasoning, whereas hypothesis-driven science is based on inductive reasoning.
C) Discovery science is mostly about describing nature, whereas hypothesis-driven science tries to explain nature.
D) Discovery science involves predictions about outcomes, whereas hypothesis-driven science involves tentative answers to specific questions.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Members of the kingdom Plantae differ from members of the other kingdoms of Eukarya in that most members of the kingdom Plantae ________.


A) are decomposers
B) are unicellular
C) are consumers
D) produce their own food

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture?


A) by helping us understand the relevance of evolution to human health
B) by revealing how mutations in genes can lead to disease
C) by providing new tools for forensic investigations
D) all of the above

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a producer?


A) oak tree
B) earthworm
C) sun
D) cat

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What are eukaryotic genes composed of?


A) RNA
B) organelles
C) RNA and DNA
D) DNA

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Humans are ________.


A) producers
B) producers and consumers
C) consumers
D) producers and decomposers

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which kingdom of Eukarya consists primarily of unicellular organisms?


A) Plantae
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Protista

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT recycled but is lost from ecosystems?


A) nitrogen
B) energy
C) magnesium
D) carbon

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Discovery science is primarily based on ________.


A) hypothesis testing
B) deduction
C) experimentation
D) observation

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT a property of life?


A) Populations of organisms rarely change over time.
B) Living things exhibit complex but ordered organization.
C) Organisms take in energy and use it to perform all of life's activities.
D) Organisms reproduce their own kind.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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