Which statement best relates science and societal problems?
Which could result from a person who does not finish the prescribed amount of antibiotics for an infection?
How does the washing of hands help prevent a societal problem?
A dam is used to retain water. Retaining water can also lead to flooding. Which most likely would be a new societal issue resulting from the installation of a dam?
Genes help determine a person’s traits or characteristics. Scientific investigations into genes have helped scientists solve major societal issues. Which issue would most likely benefit from these investigations?
How can irradiation solve a societal problem?
How did improving treatment of patients with antibiotics lead to a new problem?
How did Alexander Fleming’s research solve a societal problem?
Which statement correctly relates science and its influence on society?
Which societal problem can be solved, in part, by scientists identifying areas of high biodiversity?
Myra is reading an article about the success of introduced species of animals into the United States.Which person is most likely considered the authority on the subject?
Why do new scientific discoveries or technological developments often lead to new career opportunities?
A hypothesis must be
Read the passage about bird food and bird watching. Noted scientist Dr. Elsa Birde described the effect of adding a mixture of dried apples and raisins to the previous feed of sunflower seeds, millet, thistle seed, and cracked corn in bird feeders in her yard. Over three years, Dr. Birde observed that the new mixture increased the number of songbirds at her feeders, especially during the months of April and May. As she has done for several years, Dr. Birde recorded, at the same time each day, the number of birds at each of her four feeders. She noted that the third year using the mixture coincided with the largest increase. There was a twenty-five percent increase in the number of songbirds over times when this mixture was not used. Dr. Birde also noted that in the third year she used a specific ratio of the ingredients, carefully measuring, which she had not done in previous years. The third year also had a warmer than normal spring, and a construction project began in a neighborhood near Dr. Birde’s. Dr. Birde is now going to produce this formula for sale and advertise to customers that they may see the same twenty-five percent increase in songbirds at their feeders.Dr. E. Birde, Journal of Scientific Bird FeedingWhich scientific claim can be made?
Which type of information is best represented by a chart?
Ideas about the components of cells have been affected by new technologies. Four technologies are listed below. Which one enabled researchers to understand the basis of the other three?
Recently, crops of vegetables such as lettuce and green onions have been contaminated, while they are still on the farm, with bacteria that cause food poisoning. How will science influence the way the government responds to prevent an increase in food-borne diseases?
A tobacco company funded Amelia to run experiments and publish a paper. She spent a year completing several experiments to find a way to process tobacco leaves that would be better for health. Amelia conducted controlled experiments, and her results were the same each time. When scientists began conducting peer review, several of them were concerned that the results would be biased.
A scientist designed and conducted an experiment to test a hypothesis, and then formed a conclusion from her results. Next, she collected and analyzed more data and formed another conclusion. Which statement best justifies the fact that she skipped the hypothesis and experimental design steps of the scientific method?
Ali hypothesized that increasing fertilizer would increase plant growth. Four groups of thirty similar plants were given 0 to 15 ml of fertilizer, as shown in the graph. The change in plant height for each group over a two-week period was averaged and recorded.Plant GroupFertilizer Added (mL)Avg. Growth (cm)A04B56C108D153What is the best conclusion based on this data?
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