Miller Review Chapter 2 Quiz
_______ 1.) Which of the following are limitations of science?
I.
Scientist cannot prove or disprove anything absolutely
II.
Many systems in the natural world involve a huge number of variables with complex
interactions
III.
Scientists are human and thus are not totally free of bias about their own results and
hypothesis.
a.) I only
d.) I and III only
b.) II only
e.) I, II, and III only
c.) III only
_________ 2.) This type of feedback loop causes a system to continue to change further in the same
direction. An example would be the polar ice caps melting.
a.) Neutral Loop
d.) Corrective Feedback Loop
b.) Positive Feedback Loop
e.) None of the Above
c.) Negative Feedback Loop
Matching:
a.) Organic Compounds
b.) Inorganic Compounds
c.) Chemical Formula
d.) Isotopes
e.) Complex Carbohydrates
f.) Proteins
g.) Nucleic Acid
h.) Lipids
i.) Macromolecules
_______ 3.) Compounds that contain at least two carbon atoms
_______ 4.) A key chemical in the reproductive process of many organisms, example: nucleotides
_______ 5.) A form of an element having the same number but different mass numbers
_______ 6.) Includes fats and waxes that are not made up of monomers but are a fourth type of
macromolecules
_______ 7.) An important source of energy in the food we eat, examples: cellulose and starch
_______ 8.) Compounds that do not contain at least two carbon atoms
_______ 9.) Larger and more complex organic compounds that are essential to life
_______ 10.) Shows the number of each type of atom or ion in a compound
_______ 11.) Important for building certain tissues in our bodies, examples: amino acids
Matching:
a.) Science
b.) Scientific Theory
c.) Scientific Law
d.) Unreliable Science
e.) Tentative Science
f.) Reliable Science
_______ 12.) A well-tested and widely accepted description of what we find happening repeatedly and in
the same way in nature
_______ 13.) An attempt to discover how nature works and to use that knowledge to describe what it is like
to happen in nature
_______ 14.) Consists of data, hypothesis, models, theories, and laws that are widely accepted by all or most
of the scientist who are considered experts in their field under study
_______ 15.) A well-tested and widely accepted scientific hypothesis or a group of related hypothesis