1.A well organized lab report should begin with the experimental procedure.

Select one:

True

False


2.Which of the following is not part of a lab report?

Select one:

Atitle

Babstract

Cdiscussion

Drelated news articles

3.The conclusion of a lab report is typically the longest section.

Select one:

True

False


4.Which of the following information does not belong in the results section of a lab report?

Select one:

AThe hypothesis

BTables that are numbered and titled

CA sentence or two to draw attention to key points in a graph

DA sample calculation

5.Which of the following characteristics best describes scientific writing?

Select one:

Aconcise

Bsuperfluous

Ccreative

Dconvoluted

6.The tone of scientific writing can be casual because the writer is trying to connect with the reader on an emotional level.

Select one:

True

False


7.Peer-reviewed journal articles have little value because a writer's friends will be biased in their assessment.

Select one:

True

False


8.Which of the following publications contains scientific, primary literature?

Select one:

AThe New York Times newspaper

BPopular Science magazine

CThe Journal of the American Medical Association

DTime magazine

9.You are writing a lab report based on a experiment that tested the hypothesis "A fruit fly lives longer when the amino acid arginine is added to its food." In your introduction, it is most important to include

Select one:

AA description of the color of the syringe used to add the arginine to the food supply

BThe diet of the fruit fly in its natural setting

CThe number of graduate students who worked on the experiment

DA list of the materials used

10.You are writing a lab report based on a experiment that tested the hypothesis "A fruit fly lives longer when the amino acid arginine is added to its food." In your materials and methods section, it is most important to include

Select one:

AA description of the color of the syringe used to add the arginine to the food supply

BThe diet of the fruit fly in its natural setting

CThe number of graduate students who worked on the experiment

DThe species of fruit fly used