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BIO PLACEMENT TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS 

Review 1: Answer Key on page 11 

Select the correct answer. 

 
1) Which of the following is FALSE about scientific theories? 
        A) They have been thoroughly tested. 
    

  B) They are developed by inductive reasoning. 

  C) They are used to support observations using deductive reasoning. 

        D) They can be either supported or modified by new observations. 
    

  E) They are firmly established and cannot be refuted. 

 
2) Which of the following issues would be 

LEAST

 helped by application of the  

     scientific method? 
 

A) Developing more effective high school curricula 

B) Evaluating the relationship between violence in videogames and criminal   

     behavior in teens 

C) Determining the most effective safety products for automobiles 

D) Formulating public policy on euthanasia 

E) Comparing the effectiveness of two potential antibiotics 

 
 3) In controlled experiments: 
 

A) One variable is manipulated while others are held constant 

B) All variables are dependent on each other 

C) All variables are held constant 

D) All variables are independent of each other 

E) All critical variables are manipulated 

 
4) Which of the following is/are characteristics of living organisms? 
 

A) Organized structure 

B) Growth and reproduction 

C) Maintenance of homeostasis 

D) A and B 

E) A, B and C 

 
5) What do we call the maintenance of internal conditions of an organism within a 
     certain boundary range? 
 A) 

Evolution 

 B) 

Homeostasis 

 C) 

Adaptation 

 D) 

Metabolism 

 E) 

Photosynthesis