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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 Ecology is a component of modern biology that is helping us __________.
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Which property of life is responsible for changes seen in organisms over time?
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 The life-supporting region of Earth is the _____.
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 Which of these is an ecosystem?
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Most plants are _____.
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 What is the fundamental unit of life?
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Which of these is a type of prokaryotic cell?
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 Why can bacteria express human genes?
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Based on diversity, life is divided into Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. These groupings are called _____.
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Darwin called a mechanism for descent with modification ______.
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 What mechanism explains why polar bears are white and bears found farther south have a darker color?
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 What is the basis of natural selection?
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 Which of these scenarios is the result of natural selection?
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 Verifiable observations and measurements are the tools of _________.
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 Which of these is a key feature of the scientific method?
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 What name is given to a proposed explanation for a set of observations?
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 Trans fat can best be described as a __________.
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 Which of the following best describes a theory?
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 Theories advance science because _____.
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 Which of the following best describes the culture of science and how scientists work?
 
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Question 21
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Open Hint for Question 21 in a new window		 Although technology has improved our standard of living, it __________.
 
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Question 22
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Open Hint for Question 22 in a new window		 The adaptation of bacteria to an environment containing an antibiotic means that _________.
 
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