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Biology Science

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Set 2 Evaluating Scientific Claims

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Question 1

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A pharmaceutical company conducts trials on animals and cell lines to determine the safety of a new vaccine before performing clinical trials on adult human volunteers.This is an example of

A) basic research.
B) applied research.
C) a case-control study.
D) a cohort study.

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Question 2

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You are reading an article written by Neil Shubin et al.regarding the pectoral fin of Tiktaalik roseae in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.Dr.Shubin is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is employed by The University of Chicago.This article represents a ________ literature presentation of ________ research.

A) primary; basic
B) primary; applied
C) secondary; basic
D) secondary; applied

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Question 3

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A research team funded by federal grants is studying the coevolution of pain receptors in grasshopper mice and the neurotoxic venom of scorpions (one of their primary food sources)to determine how the mice have adapted to the venom of their prey.This is an example of ________ research.

A) basic
B) applied
C) pseudoscientific
D) random

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