Azusa Pacific University BIOL 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY-EXAM 1 FREE RESPONSE STDY SHEET (Spring 2012) Case 1  “The Importance of Being Observant” 1)What is Toxic Shock Syndrome? What does it mean to have a control in an experiment? If you were testing the effectiveness of an antibiotic, what might be used as a control? If a hypothesis is an “educated guess” what is a theory? Can there be multiple theories that explain the observations? Explain how this was illustrated by the “Think Tube” demonstration in lecture

Azusa Pacific University

BIOL 101

FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY-EXAM 1 FREE RESPONSE STDY SHEET

(Spring 2012)

Case 1

 “The Importance of Being Observant”

1)What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?

1. What does it mean to have a control in an experiment? If you were testing the effectiveness of an antibiotic, what might be used as a control?
2. If a hypothesis is an “educated guess” what is a theory? Can there be multiple theories that explain the observations? Explain how this was illustrated by the “Think Tube” demonstration in lecture.
3. Use the scientific method to solve the problem of a car not starting.
4. What are some ways bacteria and fungi differ?
5. What are infective pathogens that are not bacteria?
6. Escherichia coli, common bacteria found in human intestines, can cause severe and even fatal infections. Why do we not become sick from its presence in our intestines?