PLA 11) True or False: When a hypothesis is supported by available evidence it is irrefutably proven correct. (1 point) False2) What is the scientific method? (2 points) A process by which scientists seek to increase understanding using systematic observations, measurements, experiments and principles of reason. 3) The human dental formula is____. Please answer with numerical values, not a definition. (1 point) 2:1:2:34) Which of the following statement(s) about bones is/are true: (1 point)a. They function as mechanical levers for muscle movementb. They protect vital organs and support other tissuesc. They consist of strictly organic materiald. Both a and be. Both b and c5) The head of the humerus articulates with the scapula at the ___. (1 point) Glenoid fossa6) In lecture we discussed three common misconceptions in the study of evolution. Describeone. (2 points) 1) Evolution as progress: This incorrectly assumes that evolution has an end productit’s aiming to achieve, most commonly with humans being the “desired result” of this progression2) Natural selection is about “survival of the fittest”: This idea suggests that the strongest survive (most physically fit, financially fit etc.) rather than fitness referring to the number of offspring you have that successfully live long enough to have offspring of their own3) The naturalistic fallacy: What is natural is morally justifiable and/or inherently good7) Which of the following individuals championed the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics? (1 point)a. James Huttonb. Charles Lyellc. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck d. Carolus Linnaeuse. Charles Darwin8) What is one topic you hope to learn about during this course? (1 point) Responses will
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