, Basics:
• 75 questions
• 1 sheet of notes allowed (front and back) --- otherwise closed note and closed book
• Only 1 attempt
• The exam is comprehensive!!
Topics to Study:
• Nature of Science • Mechanisms of Evolution
• Chemistry and Cells • Genetics and Meiosis
• Common Ancestry and Evolution • Gene Expression
• Community Ecology • Global Ecology
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, The Recipe for Experimental Design
Causal Questions: is a question posed about the cause of a given phenomenon
Hypothesis: Potential answer to your question (based on a theory)
Predictions: If my hypothesis is correct, then I will observe _________
Independent Variable: What you are changing in your experiment
Dependent Variable: What will react to the changed variable
Control Variable: What will be staying the same
• 75 questions
• 1 sheet of notes allowed (front and back) --- otherwise closed note and closed book
• Only 1 attempt
• The exam is comprehensive!!
Topics to Study:
• Nature of Science • Mechanisms of Evolution
• Chemistry and Cells • Genetics and Meiosis
• Common Ancestry and Evolution • Gene Expression
• Community Ecology • Global Ecology
,
, The Recipe for Experimental Design
Causal Questions: is a question posed about the cause of a given phenomenon
Hypothesis: Potential answer to your question (based on a theory)
Predictions: If my hypothesis is correct, then I will observe _________
Independent Variable: What you are changing in your experiment
Dependent Variable: What will react to the changed variable
Control Variable: What will be staying the same