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BIOL 101 Quiz 1 Liberty University
Set 1
- The term “teleology” expresses the idea that behind the designs seen in nature there lies a more ultimate
- Which of the following structures is potentially the largest and most complex?
- Which of the following examples from the living world exhibit well-designed structures supporting well-designed functions?
- Which of the following sequences of terms moves neatly and sequentially from less complex to more complex?
- Which of the following is not a “Principle of Life” on which this course in BIOL 101 is based?
- Any substance found in nature will be either
- Biomolecules are composed of
- In forming a water molecule, the oxygen atom with six electrons in its outer shell forms ________ ________ bond(s) with hydrogen(s).
- Whales communicate over many miles using different frequencies of sound. This statement best described as
- The scientific method includes all of the following steps except
- A total of 679 leaves fell from trees kept at 10°C, whereas only 83 leaves fell from those kept at 32°C. This is an example of:
- __________ cannot be degraded further by ordinary physical or chemical means.
- DNA is a molecule found in living things. It is the physical starting point of the principle that
- Your mouth, an alpine valley or a swamp are all examples of ecosystems. All ecosystems on the earth taken together are called
- The addition of neutrons to an atom affects its _______ but not its _________.
- “A mouse runs because natural selection happens to have given it feet.” This statement would be made by
- We wish to know if a vaccine against flu virus will be responded to in a patient by the production of antibodies in the bloodstream. Injection of the vaccine is an example of
- Which of the following statements represents an interpretation of scientific data?
- Scholars face inherent difficulties when they try to scientifically apply revealed truth to the natural world. One reason for this is that
- Examples of design in nature lead many to believe there is a purpose lying behind the design. This idea is best captured in the term
- The vast diversity of living things, and their structural complexity are two reasons why
- In traditional Western culture, one widely accepted source of truth was __________ and another, more derived source of truth is
- The molecular structure of oak wood is comparable in complexity to the structure of the Brooklyn Bridge. Your text uses this comparison to argue that
- Which of the following is one of our “Principles of life” in this course?
- Which of the following is a “Principle of Life” on which this course in BIOL 101 is based?
Set 2
- In traditional Western culture, one widely accepted source of truth was __________ and another, more derived source of truth is ___________.
- A sleep deprived individual has antibody levels that are exactly 1/3 as high as those of a normal individual. This statement is an example of
- Your textbook discussed two separate approaches to truth. They were
- Prayer for a cardiac patient will reduce the severity of hospital intervention during the patient’s recovery. This statement
- Which of the following questions would be virtually impossible to address using the scientific method?
- In living organisms, cells of a similar kind are typically collected together and organized into
- “A mouse runs because natural selection happens to have given it feet.” This statement would be made by
- Plants and Animals are examples of major groups or organisms within a
- Which of the following is a requirement for the growth of a living organism?
- We wish to know if a vaccine against flu virus will be responded to in a patient by the production of antibodies in the bloodstream. Injection of the vaccine is an example of
- Chromatography is useful for separating ________ out of a(n) __________.
- The tiniest, most miniscule bit of a pure elemental substance is
- Electrons are arranged within spherical ________ arranged in concentric ________ in the structure of atoms.
- Sodium ions are attracted to chloride ions because
- When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a positively charged
- A hypothesis is
- Compounds
- A condensation reaction joins two organic molecules together creating an H+ ion and an –OH ion. These then
- Which of the following structures is potentially the largest and most complex?
- What is one limitation scientists face in being sure they possess scientific “truth”?
- A sociologist uses the word “community” to refer to a collection of different sorts of people; a biologist uses the same term to refer to a collection of different
- Virtually all monomer in cells are built into polymers by removing _________ from one monomer and ____________ from the other monomer, and using these products to form ____________
- Although your text presents scientific truth as error-prone, it still asserts that it is a valid source of truth because
- Many evolutionists believe that Pakicetus, a terrestrial mammal, is the evolutionary ancestor of modern whales because Pakicetus fossils are found below whale fossils in the geologic column. This belief is an example of:
- A good hypothesis