Living in the Environment 18th Edition Miller - Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

     1.   In 1963, Bormann and Likens compared the output of two river valleys, one forested and the other clear cut. What were their findings?

a.	The deforested valley had higher water flow and a decrease in nutrient loss.
b.	The forested valley had higher water flow and a decrease in nutrient loss.
c.	The forested valley had lower water flow and increase in nutrient loss.
d.	The deforested valley had lower water flow and increase in nutrient loss.
e.	The deforested valley had higher water flow and increase in nutrient loss.

ANS:  E                    PTS:   1                   

TOP:   Core Case Study: How Do Scientists Learn About Nature? Experimenting with a Forest

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember  

     2.   What is the definition of a scientific hypothesis?

a.	A simulation of a system being studied
b.	A possible explanation for an observation or experimentation
c.	The data needed to answer a question
d.	Procedures carried out under controlled conditions to gather information
e.	A widely accepted theory

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    TOP:   2-1 What Do Scientists Do?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember                         NOT:  Modified

     3.   When an overwhelming body of observations and measurements supports a scientific hypothesis or group of related hypotheses, it becomes a(n) ____.

a.	hypothesis
b.	scientific law
c.	scientific variable
d.	scientific theory
e.	conclusion

ANS:  D                   PTS:   1                    TOP:   2-1 What Do Scientists Do?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember  

     4.   What is a well-tested and widely accepted description of what scientists find happening repeatedly in nature in the same way?

a.	theory
b.	scientific law
c.	hypothesis
d.	conclusion
e.	model

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    TOP:   2-1 What Do Scientists Do?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember                         NOT:  Modified

     5.   What is the correct order of applying the scientific process to a problem?

a.	hypothesis-question-observation-experimentation-conclusion-analysis
b.	hypothesis-conclusion-question-observation-experimentation-analysis
c.	observation-hypothesis-conclusion-experimentation-analysis-question
d.	observation-question-hypothesis-experimentation-analysis-conclusion
e.	hypothesis-experimentation-observation-analysis-question-conclusion

ANS:  D                   PTS:   1                    TOP:   2-1 What Do Scientists Do?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember  

     6.   Which of the following is an example of an organic compound?

a.	H2O
b.	NaCl
c.	H2SO4
d.	N2O
e.	CH4

ANS:  E                    PTS:   1                   

TOP:   2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?

KEY:  Bloom's: Understand                        NOT:  Modified

     7.   Complex carbohydrates are a type of ____.

a.	lipid
b.	chemical formula
c.	monomer
d.	protein
e.	organic polymer

ANS:  E                    PTS:   1                   

TOP:   2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember                         NOT:  New

     8.   What is the distinct piece of DNA containing instructions for making proteins?

a.	chromosome
b.	nucleotide
c.	amino acid
d.	cell membrane
e.	hydrocarbon

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                   

TOP:   2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember  

     9.   What is the fundamental structural and functional unit of life?

a.	atom
b.	macromolecule
c.	DNA
d.	cell
e.	organism

ANS:  D                   PTS:   1                   

TOP:   2-2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?

KEY:  Bloom's: Remember  

   10.   Thousands of genes make up a single ____.

a.	chromosome
b.	DNA
c.	cell nucleus
d.	trait
e.	organism