Define Ockham’s razor and provide an example. What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Ockham’s razor is based on a well-established principle of scientific reasoning known as
parsimony. This was taken to mean that when constructing an argument, you should use the
smallest number of steps possible. In other words, never go beyond the simplest argument.

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A. poured B. spread C. incubated D. streaked

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Embryonic cell cycles allow the rapid division of cells in the early embryo.  These mitotic cell cycles are much shorter in length than the mitotic cell cycles of cells in a mature organism.  In the embryonic cell cycles, mitosis takes approximately the same amount of time as it does in the cell cycles of mature cells.  What do you think is a result of the embryonic cycle?

A. Resulting daughter cells do not contain the same genetic information as the mother cell in the embryonic cell cycles. B. Mother cells in the embryonic cell cycle spend the majority of their time in G0. C. Resulting daughter cells cannot form a mitotic spindle in the embryonic cell cycle. D. Resulting daughter cells are smaller than the mother cell in the embryonic cell cycles.

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Which technology was first established by Cro-Magnon?

Select one: a. throwing spears b. scrapers c. controlled fire d. group life e. All of the answer choices are correct.

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The resting potential across a typical neuron membrane is approximately ____ inside relative to outside.

A. ?70 microvolts B. ?70 millivolts C. ?70 volts D. +70 millivolts E. +70 megavolts

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