Question

1. you learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. you see an animal you’ve never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. this is an example of...

a. the scientific method.
b. inductive reasoning.
c. a controlled experiment.
d. deductive reasoning.

1. the information gathered from experiments is called

a. the data
b. the hypothesis
c. the research
d. the conclusion

1. you are collecting information on the number of moose in a particular location, so you put out a motion-activated game camera to capture pictures of the moose that pass. when you are finished, you tally the number of moose photographed per day. what type of information is this?

a. qualitative
b. quantitative
c. descriptive
d. theoretical

1. which of the following is not part of the peer-review process?

a. peers checking for possibly inaccurate conclusions.
b. sharing conclusions with peers.
c. peers checking the experimental procedures for flaws.
d. peers analyzing the possible ethical impacts of the conclusions.

1. the new house your parents are building is on a lot that contains a rare species of lizard. the individuals concerned about protecting this lizard would likely have what type of ethical worldview?

a. anthropocentric
b. biocentric
c. ecocentric

1. shawn and rhonda are going camping and can only pack a total of 22 kg of equipment. shawn brought 8927 g of equipment and rhonda brought 16793 g of equipment. how many kg over their limit are they?

a. 2.79kg
b. 3.14kg
c. 4.11kg
d. 3.72kg

Explanation:

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Deductive reasoning uses a general principle (all birds have feathers) to reach a specific conclusion (an animal with feathers is a bird). Inductive reasoning goes from specific to general, scientific method involves experimentation, and a controlled experiment is part of scientific method. So this is deductive reasoning.

Data is the information collected from experiments. A hypothesis is a prediction, research is the process, and a conclusion is the result of analyzing data. So the information from experiments is data.

Quantitative information is numerical (number of moose per day). Qualitative is non - numerical (descriptions), descriptive is about describing, and theoretical is related to theory. Since we are tallying numbers, it's quantitative.

Answer:

d. deductive reasoning

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