BSCS Biology: A Molecular Approach

Chapter/Prologue : Prologue

Check Challenge Quiz 2

1.
Information gained through scientific observation is called ____.
A)theory
B)data
C)a hypothesis
D)natural selection
2.
A scientific explanation of current observations that also predicts future observations is called a ____.
A)theory
B)data
C)mechanism
D)selection
3.
The theory of ____ involves the survival and reproduction of organisms that are best suited to their environment.
A)uniformitarianism
B)survival
C)environmentalism
D)natural selection
4.
The line labeled "geometric growth" in this graph is created by doing what to the number of individuals in the previous generation?
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A)adding 2 to it
B)adding 4 to it
C)multiplying it by 4
D)multiplying it by 2
5.
Characteristics that increase the chances that an organism will survive and reproduce in its particular environment are called ____.
A)mutations
B)adaptations
C)variations
D)modifications
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