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Introductory Biology

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Set 1 The Nature Of Science And The Characteristics Of Life

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following has a reproductive strategy that does not depend on eggs and sperm?

A)a grasshopper
B)a black widow spider
C)a turtle
D)a bacterium

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following represents conducting an experiment?

A)dialing a telephone number
B)comparing prices of computers
C)checking your midterm grades online
D)predicting the outcome of a basketball game

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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What aspect of the germ theory of disease has influenced the behavior of most of the individuals in the picture below? What aspect of the germ theory of disease has influenced the behavior of most of the individuals in the picture below?   A)Coughing in a public place is socially unacceptable. B)Disease-causing pathogens are communicable; they can spread from an infected individual to an uninfected individual. C)Medications like antibiotics are a selection mechanism that ultimately strengthens the disease. D)The pathogens that cause disease are too small to be seen without a microscope.

A)Coughing in a public place is socially unacceptable.
B)Disease-causing pathogens are communicable; they can spread from an infected individual to an uninfected individual.
C)Medications like antibiotics are a selection mechanism that ultimately strengthens the disease.
D)The pathogens that cause disease are too small to be seen without a microscope.

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