Biological literacy is the ability to:
A) use scientific-sounding language to promote consumer products.
B) make assumptions about the world, based on the opinions of others.
C) determine if one phenomenon caused another, just by making one or a few observations.
D) apply the scientific method to evaluate non-quantifiable, subjective information.
E) use the process of scientific inquiry to think creatively about real-world issues that have a biological
component
E) use the process of scientific inquiry to think creatively about real-world issues that have a biological
component
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Paired excretory organs found in most body segments of segmented worms are called ____
a. metanephridia b. parapodia c. septa d. clitella e. setae
Neanderthal remains have never been found in:
a. Germany. b. Asia. c. North America. d. the Middle East. e. they have been found all these places
The growth rate
a. does not vary from one species to another. b. is controlled best through non-biological mechanisms. c. is controlled by the frequency of assisted reproduction. d. is controlled by the number of offspring produced. e. does not vary as a result of density-dependent controls.
Which of the following is TRUE about cloning?
a) cloning specifically refers to creation of new individuals with the exact genome as a donor individual b) Hans Spemann successfully cloned the first animal in 1938 c) the only successfully cloned animals have been sheep d) cloning refers to a variety of techniques, ranging from whole organism cloning to tissue and organ cloning e) scientists have successfully cloned a dinosaur from DNA fragments found in preserved fossils