TEST 2 (CHAPTER 2)

1.The scientific method in which biological problems are solved is called……..

a) Experimental method b) Biological method c) Hypothesis d) None of the above
2. The tentative explanation of observations is called………..
a) Hypothesis b) Deductions c) Observation d) Results
3. Biologists used reasoning to formulate a……………
a) Results b) Experiments c) Theory d) Hypothesis
4. The most basic step of the biological method is………..
a) Observation b) Hypothesis c) Summarization of results d) Experimentation
5. The Italian word “mala” means
a) Bad b) Air c) Bad air d) Both (a) & (b)
6. Which scientist gave the name plasmodium?
a) Dr. Alphonse Laveran b) A.F.A. King c) Ronald Ross d) Aristotle
7. Which one of the following is a correct sequence in the biological method?
a) Observation, Deduction, Hypothesis, Law
b) Observation, Hypothesis, Deduction, Experimentation
c) Observation, Theory, Law, Hypothesis
d) Hypothesis, Deduction, Theory, Reporting
8. Who confirmed that plasmodium is transferred to man by a mosquito?
a) Ronald Ross b) A.F.A King c) Laveran d) All of the above

9. Ross used …………for their experiments?

a) Sparrows b) Mosquito c) Rat d) All of the above
10. In sparrows, Plasmodium spreads through……
a) Aedes mosquito b) Culex c) Anopheles d) Both (b) & (c)
11. Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of a hypothesis?
a) Must be testable b) Must make predictions
c) Must be correct d) Must be consistent with all available data
12. A gardener sees a large snake nearby. He knows that generally snakes sting, so the
gardener ran away. The gardened which of the following?
a) Used observation b) Used reasoning c) Conducted a theory d) Tested a hypothesis
13. The bark of ……………a tree was a cure for malaria.
a) Deodar b) Cinchona c) Aloe Vera d) Tulsi
14. In man plasmodium multiplies in the……………
a) Blood b) Skin c) Kidney d) Wall of stomach
15. At which point is a biologist most likely to use reasoning?
a) While taking observation b) During hypothesis formulation c)
During data organization d) None of the above.
16. Quantitative observations are considered more accurate than qualitative ones
because quantitative ones are …………
a) Invariable b) Measurable c) Recorded in terms of numbers d) All of the above.
17. The hypothesis which is often tested and never rejected is called ……..
a) Data b) Theories c) Deductions d) Laws

18. Scientific law is irrefutable…………

a) Law b) Principle c) Theory d) All of the above
19. The information such as names dates or values made from observations and
experiments are called………..
a) Data analysis b) Data c) Principle d) Productive theory
19. The examples of biological laws are……….
a) Newton’s law of motion b) Hardy-Weinberg law and Mendel’s law c)
Dalton’s law d) All of the above
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20. A scientific theory has which of the following properties?
a) It agrees with available evidence b) It has been absolutely proven
c) It cannot be rejected d) It does not need to be altered in the light of new evidence

21. You are testing a hypothesis ;" student learn more if they drink tea before stiting for
study " Your 20 experimental student drink teabefore study ; you test test their learning
by giving question your 20 student of the control group should have all experimental
conditions identical to the experimental group EXEPET that ;

a) They should take tea with more milk and sugar

b) They should not take tea before study
c) They should take tea before as we as during study
d) After taking tea, they should not sit for study
22. It should be a general statement "belongs to "
a) Experiment b) theory c) hypothesis d) Deduction
23.Malarial patient has plasmodium in his blood. What would be the possible explanation if a
healthy person who is not having any malarial symptoms shows plasmodium in his blood?

A. Plasmodia are dead B. Plasmodia are in incubation period C. Plasmodia are not mature
D. Plasmodia are inactive

Q2 .Short questions (27)

1.Design deduduction from following hypothesis

“Plasmodium is a cause of malaria”

2. Difference between quantitative and qualitative observations?
3. Observations are mainly of two types i.e., qualitative and quantitative. Describe them with the
help of examples.
4. What are the characteristics of the hypothesis?
5. What is “control” in the experiment?
6. Write the important observations of A.F.A. King?
7. Difference between theory and law?
8. Why did Ronald Ross use sparrows in his experiment?

9. write major observation about malaria.

Q3 LONG QUESTIONS (10)

1. How did Ronald Ross prove the deduction, “Plasmodium should be present in mosquito”?
2. Name the steps of biological methods while explaining malaria