Biology: A Guide to the Natural World

Chapter 1: End of Chapter Quiz

Brief Review

1. What is science? In what ways is science different from a belief system such as religious faith?  

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2. What is a controlled experiment? Why is it important to keep all variables but one constant in a scientific experiment?  

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3. How did Louis Pasteur cast doubt on the idea of spontaneous generation?  

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4. Describe the defining features of life as we know it on the Earth.  

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5. Living things are organized in a hierarchical manner. List all the levels of the biological hierarchy that you can think of.  

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