Ch.1: “Biology and Ch.1: “Biology and You”You”

Active Reading: “Scientific Active Reading: “Scientific Processes”Processes”

Short AnswerShort Answer

1. What causes a hypothesis to be rejected? It does not provide a reasonable explanation

for what has been observed.

2. How do scientists confirm a prediction? They test one or more alternative hypotheses.

3. How are a theory and a set of hypotheses related?

A theory is a set of related hypotheses that have been tested and confirmed many times.

4. Organizing 4. Organizing InformationInformation

a. Questionsb. Predictionsc. Experimentationd. Supportede. Rejectedf. Relatedg. Theory

Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice

5. What is the first step in the formation of a theory?

a. hypothesesb. communicationc. experimentationd. observationAnswer: d