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ABEKA BIOLOGY: TEST 7 REVIEW
ACCURATE 100%
Question : Which of the following statements best
explains why evolution is not true science ?
Correct answer: Evolution cannot be observed or tested
by experiment
Question : In the fossil record , fossils of " simple "
organisms are sometimes found on top of fossils more complex " organisms . Why does this pose a problem for evolution ?
Correct answer: The fossil record is predicted to show a
simple - to - complex sequence
Question : Sophia is designing an experiment to
determine how caffeine affects the growth of roses To do this , she plans to use rose bushes planted next to her house . She will water the bushes on the north side of the house with plain tap water , and she will water those west side of the house with tap water that has caffeine powder
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added . She will record number and diameter of the roses on each bush . Why is this not a good experiment
Correct answer: There are two independent variables
Question : Which of the following statements best
explains a problem with the horse series ?
Correct answer: Most of the " horse ancestors " in the
fossil record are within the range of variation modern horses .
Question : The French scientist who founded the science
of comparative anatomy was ___ ? ___ .
Correct answer: Georges Cuvier
Question : The British naturalist who wrote The Origin of
Species and The Descent of Man was ___ ? ___
Correct answer: Charles Darwin
Question : The special problem - solving method
employed by scientists is ___ ? ___
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Correct answer: the scientific method
Question : The 18th - century British theologian who
argued that living things show clear evidence of design was ?
Correct answer: William Paley
Question : An experiment in which all factors are
identical except the one being tested is a ? experiment
Correct answer: controlled
Question : The fossil bird with unusual features that is
often incorrectly cited as a missing link between birds and reptiles is ___ ? ___ .
Correct answer: Archaeopteryx
Question : fossil used by evolutionists to identify the "
age " of the rock layer containing it is a ( n ) ? fossil .
Correct answer: index
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Question : The " science , " founded by some of Darwin's
followers , of selectively breeding humans to produce a " master race " is ?
Correct answer: eugenics
Question : Francesco Redi demonstrated that maggots do
not arise from rotting meat by performing an experiment
involving meat in three jars : two jars covered with
different materials and one jar open to the air . In this experiment , the uncovered jar was the group .
Correct answer: control
Question : The remains or impressions of plants , animals
, or humans preserved in rock are called ?.
Correct answer: fossils
Question : The idea that all living things are composed of
cells and cell products that all cells come from preexisting cells is the ___ ? ___ .