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BIOS 105 Study Questions
- Which of the following involves an explanation of observed phenomena (or a phenomenon) that is
substantiated by multiple lines of evidence? prediction theory fact
hypothesis:
Answer Theory
- A critical portion of a population is vaccinated so that the spread of a contagious disease
- herd immunity.
- compromised immunity.
- communicable disease immunity.
is contained within a smaller portion of the population.This is known as
d. passive immunity.:
Answer A. herd immunity
- A study that compares the vaccination schedules of patients with autism to those of patients
- case-control study.
- cohort study.
- meta-analysis.
without autism would be an example of
d. pseudoscientific study.:
Answer a. case-control study.
- A study that records the vaccination schedules, lifestyles, and any diag- nosed illnesses of a
- case-control study.
- cohort study.
- meta-analysis.
group of children from newborn to the age of twelve years would be an example of a
d. pseudoscientific study.:
Answer b. cohort study
- General research that expands the fundamental knowledge base of science is commonly
- basic research.
- applied research. 1 / 4
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- pseudoscientific research.
d. meta-analysis.:
Answer a. basic research.
- Legitimate scientific research is typically first published in professional conference
- secondary literature.
- primary literature.
- pseudoscientific literature.
proceedings, dissertations, and peer-reviewed publications or professional journals that are considered
d. biased.:
Answer b. primary literature.
- Linking rising rates of autism with increased use of vaccines is suggesting a
- correlation
- cause-and-effect relationship
- meta-analysis
between vaccines and autism.
d. bias:
Answer a. correlation
- Misconceptions about the safety of vaccines have caused vaccination rates to steadily drop in
- children who are too young to be vaccinated and people who are unable to receive a
- no one.
- only infants.
the United States since the 1990s. This drop in vaccination rates has led to a steady increase in the number of outbreaks of formerly rarely encountered diseases and puts at risk
vaccine for other medical reasons.
d. only immune-compromised adults.:
Answer a. children who are too young to be vacci- nated and people who are unable to receive a vaccine for other medical reasons.
- Only scientific experiments can clearly demonstrate a
- cause-and-effect relationship or causation.
- correlative relationship or correlation.
- relationship based on bias.
d. researcher's credentials.:
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Answer a. cause-and-effect relationship or causation.
- Questions with potential commercial applications, such as drug testing or fertilizer
- basic research.
- applied research.
- pseudoscientific research.
efficacy, are typically addressed using
d. no research.:
Answer b. applied research.
- Sources that provide a basic overview of a scientific topic and summarize an area of
- secondary literature.
scientific research are typically referred to as
- primary literature.
- pseudoscientific literature.
d. peer-reviewed journals.:
Answer a. secondary literature
- What is VAERS and who can report to it?
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System; anyone may submit a report on an adverse
- Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System; only healthcare practitioners may submit a
- Vaccine Advocacy Effectiveness Rating System; only healthcare practition- ers may submit
- Vaccine Advocacy Effectiveness Rating System; anyone may submit a report regarding
reaction to a vaccine.
report on an adverse reaction to a vaccine.
a report regarding the effectiveness of a vaccine.
the effectiveness of a vaccine.:
Answer a. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System; anyone may submit a report on an adverse reaction to a vaccine.
- When someone makes a statement about how the world works and this statement can be
- scientific
- credentialed
- biased
supported, or not, by the scientific method, this statement can be considered a(n) claim.
d. applied:
Answer a. scientific
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- Science -
A body of about the natural world, and an -based process
for acquiring that :
Answer knowledge evidence knowledge
15. Scientific Method:
Answer hypothesis, prediction, design test, analyze results, ac- cept/reject/modify hypothesis, communicate results
16. A hypothesis must be and .:
Answer testable and falsifiable
17. Cell:
Answer smallest unit of life
18. DNA:
Answer deoxyribonucleic acid
19. Energy:
Answer the capacity to do work
20. sense:
Answer To perceive the world through a sensory system
21. Homeostasis:
Answer the process of maintaining a constant internal environment.
22. Evolution:
Answer Change over time
23. Hypothesis:
Answer A testable prediction
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