BIOL-1200 Human Biology Test 1
I make an observation that chocolate covered cherries are gross. What kind of observation is this? -
correct answer ✔✔Subjective
After a scientist makes an observation, what is the next step in the scientific method? - correct answer
✔✔Formulate a hypothesis
To say that a hypothesis is falsifiable means that it: - correct answer ✔✔Can be refuted (shown to be
incorrect)
A placebo is: - correct answer ✔✔a treatment that does nothing
You see an unfamiliar plant while on a hike in the desert. You know that most cacti in general have
spines, a thick waxy covering and are found in the desert. This plant has all those features, so you
conclude this specific plant must be some kind of cactus. This is an example of what kind of reasoning? -
correct answer ✔✔Deductive Reasoning
Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus of an atom? - correct answer ✔✔Electrons
The atom neon contains 10 protons, 10 neutrons, and 10 electrons. Its atomic mass is: - correct answer
✔✔20
Which of the following can form two covalent bonds? - correct answer ✔✔oxygen
Which of the following is an isotope? - correct answer ✔✔An atom with 2 protons, 3 neutrons and 2
electrons
Which represents a neutral Oxygen atom that GAINED two electrons? - correct answer ✔✔O^2-
