Answer:
Biology 1 End-of-Course Assessment Practice Test
For Multiple Choice Items, circle the correct response.
(1.02 MC) SC.912.N.1.1
If a company claims that its product has been proven scientifically, which of the following should
have taken place if the results are to be considered reliable?
A. The company should have held discussions with leading industry scientists.
B. Technology should have been used in both the gathering of data and data analysis.
*C. Results should have been peer reviewed and repeated producing the same findings.
D. The results of the investigation should have been published in popular magazines.
(1.02 MC) SC.912.N.1.1
Based on your knowledge of scientific investigations, which stage of scientific investigation did
the invention of the microscope significantly advance?
A. Communicating the results of experimentation
*B. Gathering the data for the investigation
C. Generating explanations of phenomena
D. Planning the investigation and experimentation
(1.02 HC) SC.912.N.1.1
A student is conducting an investigation to determine the effect of temperature on the
metabolism of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). Yeast and sugar are added to water, the gas
produced is captured, and its volume is recorded. Which variables should be held constant
during this investigation?
A. Mass of sugar and water temperature
*B. Mass of yeast and mass of sugar
C. Volume of gas and water temperature
D. Volume of gas and mass of yeast
(1.02 MC) SC.912. L.14.1
Scientific law and a scientific theory are similar in that both
A. are based on what we expect to happen based on natural history
B. describe the events that can be observed in nature
C. explain why events and conditions occur as they do in the natural world
*D. represent a large amount of scientific investigation and evidence
