Bio 181 Chapter 1 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

a. hypothesis {Ans: A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ________. a. hypothesis b. variable c. theory d. control}Topics that fall inside the area of biological study include how diseases affect human bodies, how pollution impacts a species' habitat, and how plants respond to their environments. Topics that fall outside of biology (the "study of life") include how metamorphic rock is formed and how planetary orbits function. {Ans: Name two topics that are likely to be studied by biologists, and two areas of scientific study that would fall outside the realm of biology.}question {Ans: why doesn't my toaster work?}computer science {Ans: which of the following sciences is not considered a natural science?}result {Ans: my coffeemaker works}d.at the branch tips {Ans: Where in a phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that had evolved most recently? a.at the base b.within the branches c.at the nodes d.at the branch tips}