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    College Biology Exams, 2007-2010
    College Biology Exams, 2007-2010
    College Biology Exams, 2007-2010
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    College Biology Exams, 2007-2010

    By John Janovy, Jr

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    A superb study guide! This book contains all the exams given during a four-year period at a major university. Questions are sorted into general areas (genetics, evolution, metabolism, etc.) Although answers are not provided, they should be easy to obtain using any standard text.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Janovy, Jr
    Release dateSep 5, 2011
    ISBN9781465816580
    College Biology Exams, 2007-2010
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    John Janovy, Jr

    About the author:John Janovy, Jr. (PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1965) is the author of seventeen books and over ninety scientific papers and book chapters. These books range from textbooks to science fiction to essays on athletics. He is now retired, but when an active faculty member held the Paula and D. B. Varner Distinguished Professorship in Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interest is parasitology. He has been Director of UNL’s Cedar Point Biological Station, Interim Director of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Assistant Dean of Arts and Sciences, and secretary-treasurer of the American Society of Parasitologists.His teaching experiences include large-enrollment freshman biology courses, Field Parasitology at the Cedar Point Biological Station, Invertebrate Zoology, Parasitology, Organismic Biology, and numerous honors seminars. He has supervised thirty-two graduate students, and approximately 50 undergraduate researchers, including ten Howard Hughes scholars.His honors include the University of Nebraska Distinguished Teaching Award, University Honors Program Master Lecturer, American Health Magazine book award (for Fields of Friendly Strife), State of Nebraska Pioneer Award, University of Nebraska Outstanding Research and Creativity Award, The Nature Conservancy Hero recognition, Nebraska Library Association Mari Sandoz Award, UNL Library Friend’s Hartley Burr Alexander Award, and the American Society of Parasitologists Clark P. Read Mentorship Award.

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      College Biology Exams, 2007-2010 - John Janovy, Jr

      BIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS

      John Janovy, Jr.

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © John Janovy, Jr., 2011

      NOTE: If you’re downloading this file, then there’s an excellent chance you also need OUTWITTING COLLEGE PROFESSORS: AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO SECRETS OF THE SYSTEM (available on Smashwords and in paperback from http://www.createspace.com/5688713). OUTWITTING will double the value of whatever tuition you’re already paying!

      This ebook contains copies of all exams given in a college biology course from 2007 through 2010. The answers are available for $2.99 from Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/117618), but they should be fairly easy to obtain from any college-level textbook or from the Internet. I hope this document helps you get better grades. There is no guarantee that your own instructor will use questions similar to these, but the material covered in these exams is very standard for introductory biology courses at the college level. I did not take the time to re-number any questions; they’re simply sorted according to subject. Also, you’ll probably discover that teachers may use the same questions over and over again. In fact, while going through questions for answers, I discovered that I’d used the same questions maybe five or six times. My own classes got these same questions, but their grades seemed to get lower and lower, as a group, according to the number of questions, and in some cases answers, they’d received prior to the test. I can’t explain this trend.

      ISBN: 978-1-4658-1658-0

      Table of Contents:

      Chapter 1 – The nature of science

      Chapter 2 – Baby biochemistry

      Chapter 3 – Cell biology and metabolism

      Chapter 4 – Genetics

      Chapter 5 – Organismic biology

      Chapter 6 – Evolution

      Chapter 7 – Ecology

      Chapter 8 – The Big Picture in biology

      BIOS 101 - Outcomes

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      Chapter 1 – The nature of science

      1. A scientific hypothesis is (a) a true statement. (b) a false statement that scientists try to prove true. (c) a prediction that can be demonstrated to be false. (d) a general explanation for natural phenomena. (e) a prediction that cannot be demonstrated to be false.

      2. What is a null hypothesis? (a) a prediction of no difference between experimental and control groups. (b) a prediction that there will be a difference between the control and experimental groups. (c) an untestable prediction. (d) a non-scientific hypothesis.

      3. In order to do experiments in biology, you will need (a) cooperative organisms that you can acquire. (b) a design that includes a testable hypothesis. (c) a design that should include an alternative testable hypothesis. (d) a means of quantifying your results. (e) All of these.

      4. Following a scientific experiment, the observed difference between your control and experimental groups (a) should be zero. (b) must be zero. (c) could be zero or some other value. (d) must not be zero. (e) None of these answers is correct.

      5. Biology can be considered an historical science because (a) experiments can be done many times. (b) chemistry and math are commonly used in biological research. (c) evolution is the central unifying theme of biology. (d) paradigms guide much of biological research.

      6. Proximal questions (a) usually begin with the word how. (b) usually begin with the word why. (c) tend to address problems of origin. (d) tend to address problems of evolution. (e) All of these.

      7. Ultimate questions (a) usually begin with the word why. (b) tend to address problems of origin. (c) tend to address problems of evolution. (d) are often of historical importance. (e) All of these.

      8. The statement If you put a million tons of CFC’s into the atmosphere every year for 65 years, the ozone layer will not be changed can be considered (a) a testable null hypothesis. (b) an experimental design with a control group. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a non-scientific assertion. (e) All of these.

      9. The statement You can burn tropical forests at the rate of 50 acres/minute for fifty years and this act will have no effect on human welfare, global politics, or global economics can be considered (a) a testable null hypothesis. (b) an experimental design with a control group. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a non-scientific assertion. (e) None of these.

      10. Paradigms are (a) predictions of no difference between control and experimental groups. (b) views about nature that tend to determine acceptable lines of research and acceptable results of that research. (c) evidence used to answer questions about cell function. (d) predictions that cannot be falsified.

      39. Which of the following questions are typical of those asked by biologists designing experiments? (a) Were all my original group members identical? (b) How do I measure the qualities present in both the experimentals and controls? (c) Are there some alternative hypotheses to explain my results? (d) All of these. (e) None of these.

      1. A scientific hypothesis is (a) a true statement. (b) a false statement that scientists try to prove true. (c) a prediction that can be demonstrated to be false. (d) a general explanation for natural phenomena. (e) a prediction that cannot be demonstrated to be false.

      2. What is a null hypothesis? (a) a prediction of no difference between experimental and control groups. (b) a prediction that there will be a difference between the control and experimental groups. (c) an untestable prediction. (d) a non-scientific hypothesis.

      3. In order to do experiments in biology, you will need (a) cooperative organisms that you can acquire. (b) a design that includes a testable hypothesis. (c) a design that should include an alternative testable hypothesis. (d) a means of quantifying your results. (e) All of these.

      4. Following a scientific experiment, the observed difference between your control and experimental groups (a) should be zero. (b) must be zero. (c) could be zero or some other value. (d) must not be zero. (e) None of these answers is correct.

      5. Biology can be considered an historical science because (a) experiments can be done many times. (b) chemistry and math are commonly used in biological research. (c) evolution is the central unifying theme of biology. (d) paradigms guide much of biological research.

      6. The statement If you put a million tons of CFC’s into the atmosphere every year for 65 years, the ozone layer will not be changed can be considered (a) a testable null hypothesis. (b) an experimental design with a control group. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a non-scientific assertion. (e) All of these.

      7. The statement You can burn tropical forests at the rate of 50 acres/minute for fifty years and this act will have no effect on human welfare, global politics, or global economics can be considered (a) a testable null hypothesis. (b) an experimental design with a control group. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a non-scientific assertion. (e) None of these.

      8. Paradigms are (a) predictions of no difference between control and experimental groups. (b) views about nature that tend to determine acceptable lines of research and acceptable results of that research. (c) evidence used to answer questions about cell function. (d) predictions that cannot be falsified.

      1. A scientific hypothesis is (a) a false statement that scientists try to prove true. (b) a true statement that scientists try to prove false. (c) a prediction that can be demonstrated to be false. (d) a true statement about nature. (e) a prediction that scientists must demonstrate is true.

      2. What is a null hypothesis? (a) a prediction that there will be a difference between the control and experimental groups (b) a prediction of no difference between experimental and control groups (c) an untestable prediction (d) a prediction that scientists fail to reject (e) a non-scientific hypothesis.

      3. Which of the following questions are typical of those asked by biologists designing experiments? (a) Were all my original group members identical? (b) How do I measure the qualities present in both the experimental and control groups? (c) Are there some alternative hypotheses to explain my results? (d) All of these questions should be asked.

      4. If you measured the height of all the people in this room, then made a frequency distribution from the data, what would be the dependent variable? (a) height (b) numbers of people of a particular height (c) number of people in the room (d) mean height (e) any of these.

      5. In order to do experiments in biology, you will need (a) cooperative organisms that you can acquire. (b) a design that includes a testable hypothesis. (c) a design that should include an alternative testable hypothesis. (d) a means of quantifying your results. (e) All of these.

      6. In biology, organisms are sometimes considered uncooperative if (a) they evolve. (b) they cannot be easily cultured in large numbers. (c) they quickly multiply if provided with minimal food and water. (d) they exhibit genetic variations. (e) they exhibit superfecundity.

      7. Superfecundity refers to the observed fact that (a) species have variable traits that can be inherited. (b) more individuals are produced than survive to reproduce. (c) environmental conditions tend to determine which genetic variants are most successful at reproducing. (d) environmental conditions produce genetic variants. (e) All of these answers are correct.

      8. The Darwinian principles most well supported by observations include the following: (a) Species have variable traits that can be inherited. (b) More individuals are produced than survive to reproduce. (c) Environmental conditions tend to determine which genetic variants are most successful at reproducing. (d) All of these answers are correct.

      9. The statement If you put a million tons of CFC’s into the atmosphere every year for 65 years, the ozone layer will not be changed can be considered (a) an hypothesis for an experiment with a control group. (b) an experiment involving cooperative organisms. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a testable null hypothesis. (e) All of these.

      10. The statement If we burn tropical forests at the rate of 50 acres/minute for fifty years, this act will have no effect on human welfare or global economics can be considered (a) an hypothesis for an experiment with a control group. (b) an experiment involving cooperative organisms. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a testable null hypothesis. (e) None of these.

      11. Paradigms are (a) views about nature that tend to determine acceptable lines of research and acceptable results of that research. (b) predictions that cannot be falsified. (c) predictions of no difference between control and experimental groups. (d) views about nature that lead to untestable predictions. (e) None of these answers is correct.

      12. A good example of life’s uniformity can be seen in the (a) general manner in which nucleic acids are assembled. (b) sequence of DNA nucleotides in various campus plant species. (c) primary structures of enzymes in campus plants. (d) characteristics that distinguish one campus plant species from another (e) None of these answers is correct.

      13. A good example of life’s enormous diversity superimposed on uniformity can be seen (a) in use of DNA nucleotide sequences to construct a phylogeny. (b) in genetic differences between roses and oak trees. (c) in the numbers of different enzymes found in a cell. (d) among students at UNL. (e) All of these.

      39. A scientific fact is best defined as (a) observations or data. (b) an assertion by scientists. (c) the conclusions resulting from test of a hypothesis. (d) ideas that support a theory. (e) Any of these things could be considered facts for a person writing a freshman biology textbook.

      40. Which of the following issues requires an understanding of how science actually operates? (a) the consequences of climate change (b) the global supply and use of fossil fuel (c) the economic impact of technological innovations (d) the social and economic costs of illness (e) all of these.

      1. A scientific hypothesis is (a) a false statement that scientists try to prove true. (b) a true statement that scientists try to prove false. (c) a prediction that can be demonstrated to be false. (d) a true statement about nature. (e) a prediction that scientists must demonstrate is true.

      2. What is a null hypothesis? (a) a prediction that there will be a difference between the control and experimental groups (b) a prediction of no difference between experimental and control groups (c) an untestable prediction (d) a prediction that scientists fail to reject (e) a non-scientific hypothesis.

      3. Which of the following questions are typical of those asked by biologists designing experiments? (a) Were all my original group members identical? (b) How do I measure the qualities present in both the experimental and control groups? (c) Are there some alternative hypotheses to explain my results? (d) All of these questions should be asked.

      4. Superfecundity refers to the observed fact that (a) species have variable traits that can be inherited. (b) more individuals are produced than survive to reproduce. (c) environmental conditions tend to determine which genetic variants are most successful at reproducing. (d) environmental conditions produce genetic variants. (e) All of these answers are correct.

      5. The statement If we burn tropical forests at the rate of 50 acres/minute for fifty years, this act will have no effect on human welfare or global economics can be considered (a) an hypothesis for an experiment with a control group. (b) an experiment involving cooperative organisms. (c) a prediction that cannot be falsified. (d) a testable null hypothesis. (e) None of these.

      6. Paradigms are (a) views about nature that tend to determine acceptable lines of research and acceptable results of that research. (b) predictions that cannot be falsified. (c) predictions of no difference between control and experimental groups. (d) views about nature that lead to untestable predictions. (e) None of these answers is correct.

      7. A good example of life’s uniformity can be seen in the (a) general manner in which nucleic acids are assembled. (b) sequence of DNA nucleotides in various campus plant species. (c) primary structures of enzymes in campus plants. (d) characteristics that distinguish one campus plant species from another (e) None of these answers is correct.

      8. A good example of life’s enormous diversity superimposed on uniformity can be seen (a) in use of DNA nucleotide sequences to construct a phylogeny. (b) in genetic differences between roses and oak trees. (c) in the numbers of different enzymes found in a cell. (d) among students at UNL. (e) All of these.

      1. A scientific hypothesis is (a) a false statement that scientists try to prove false. (b) a true statement that scientists try to prove true. (c) a true statement about nature. (d) a prediction that scientists must demonstrate is true. (e) a prediction that can be demonstrated to be false.

      2. What is a null hypothesis? (a) a prediction that there will be some difference between the control and experimental groups (b) a prediction that scientists must reject (c) a prediction that scientists cannot reject (d) a prediction of no difference between experimental and control groups (e) a non-scientific hypothesis.

      3. Which of the following questions are typical of those asked by biologists designing experiments? (a) Were all my original group members identical? (b) How do I measure the qualities present in both the experimental and control groups? (c) Are there some alternative hypotheses to explain my results? (d) Can my prediction actually be tested? (e) All of these questions should be asked.

      4. If you calculated the final grades of all the people in this room, then made a frequency distribution from the data, what would be the independent variable? (a) grade percentages (b) numbers of people with a particular grade (c) number of people in the room (d) class average (e) any of these.

      5. If you calculated the final grades of all the people from BIOS 101 classes over the past ten years, then made frequency distributions from the data, what would be the dependent variables? (a) grade percentages (b) numbers of people with a particular grade (c) number of people in each of the classes (d) class averages (e) any of these.

      6. If you calculated the final grades of all the people from all BIOS 101 instructors’ classes over the past ten years, then made frequency distributions from the data, what observations would help you think like a scientist? (a) class averages (b) amount of overlap between the distributions (c) number of people in each of the classes (d) class average difference between years (e) all of these.

      7. In order to do experiments in biology, you will need (a) a design that includes a testable hypothesis. (b) cooperative organisms that you can acquire or observe. (c) a means of manipulating the conditions under which observations are made. (d) a means of quantifying your results. (e) All of these.

      8. In biology, organisms are most useful for laboratory experiments if (a) they evolve. (b) they quickly multiply when provided with food, water, and potential mates. (c) they exhibit genetic variations. (d) they are large enough to study without a microscope. (e) all of these.

      9. The statement If you put a million tons of CFC’s into the atmosphere every year for 65 years, the ozone layer will not be changed can be considered (a) an hypothesis for an experiment with a control group. (b) an experiment involving cooperative organisms. (c) a prediction

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