Standardized Test Preparation: Mastering Scientific Concepts, Exams of Advanced Education

Download Standardized Test Preparation: Mastering Scientific Concepts and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! Chapter 1 Standardized Test Preparation 1. To ensure that a scientific work is free of bias and meets the standards set by the scientific community, a research group's work is reviewed by - A. Anonymous scientific experts. 2. Which of the following characteristics is NOT shared by both a horse and the grass it eats? - B. Movement from place to place. 3. Which of the following statements of a scientific theory is NOT true? - A. It has the same meaning in science as it does in daily life. 4. A bird-watcher sees an unusual bird at a feeder. He takes careful notes on the bird's color, shape, and other physical features and then goes to a reference book to see if he can identify the species. What aspect of scientific thinking is most apparent in this situation? - A. Observation. 5. Unlike sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction involves - C. One parent. 6. One meter is equal to - A. 1000 millimeters. 7. According to the table, which statement is true? - C. The puppy gained 5 kg between age 3 and 4 months. 8. All of the following statements about the pet owner's study are true EXCEPT - A. The owner used the metric system. 9. Explain how a controlled experiment works. - A controlled experiment is where an experiment includes varying factors, or variables. There is a control group and an experimental group. The control group is the group that is referred or compared to. The control group is identical to the experimental group except it doesn't have an independent variable.