PCB3043L - Final
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1. Define ecology: The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
2. Determine whether the following statements about scientific articles/publi-
cations are true or false.
A) In secondary literature, authors write about only the experiments that the
performed.
B) Articles that have undergone "peer review" were sent to and reviewed by
experts on the topic.: A) false
B) true
3. why is the abstract important to your reader?: the abstract is important to the reader because
it summarizes the articles content for the reader and helps them decide whether the article is relevant to their interests.
4. which of the following titles is the most appropriate for an academic journal?
A) climate mediates migration strategies in northern elephant seals
B) success of site fidelity strategies depends on climate in northern elephant
seals
C) the effects of climate on migration strategies in a marine predator
D) climate impacts site fidelity success in a marine predator: A & C
5. what is the purpose of the introduction?: the introduction provides relevant background
information and identifies the problem or knowledge gap
6. Identify whether the following statements are objectives (O), hypothesis (H),
or predictions (P).
A) overfishing of sea urchins will increase the abundance of an invasive algae
species
B) invasive species abundance in an area is determined by their climatic niche.
C) variable rainfall patterns in a desert drive life history differences in 5 plant
species
D) We investigate behavioral plasticity of species and how it may protect species
from climate change.: A) H
B) P
C) P
D) O
7. explain how the purpose of the results differs from the purpose of the discus-
sion: the results will present key findings objectively while the discussion will interpret the key findings subjectively
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8. Many methods sections start by _____ the physical, chemical, and biological
attributes of the study design. Next, the authors should describe their ______
design and _____ analysis methods. The reader should be able to _____ the steps
exactly without having to ask more questions.: describing; experimental; statistical; perform
9. what is a variable ?: a factor in a scientific experiment that may change
10. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
100 female alligators in Everglades National Park: sample
11. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
Average number of offspring in a nest for all female alligators in Everglades
National Park: parameter
12. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
All female alligators in Everglades National Park: Population
13. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
Average number of offspring in a nest for 100 female alligators in Everglades
National Park: statistic
14. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
The actual level of toxic chemicals present in the entire population of fish: para-
meter
15. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
the entire group of fish species common carp, largemouth bass, and bluegill
present in the local lake.: population
16. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
an estimate of the parameter obtained from analyzing the sample of 100 dead
fish from each species: statistic
17. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
a subset of 100 dead fish collected from each species: sample
18. You are studying the impact of pollution on aquatic wildlife in a local lake.
You suspect that toxic chemicals from nearby factories are affecting the health
of the fish populations, leading to higher instances of disease and death.
To test your hypothesis, you plan to collect 100 dead fish from three differ-
ent species: the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio), the Largemouth Bass (Mi-
cropterus salmoides), and the Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). You will analyze
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hyvw9v
1. Define ecology: The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
2. Determine whether the following statements about scientific articles/publi-
cations are true or false.
A) In secondary literature, authors write about only the experiments that the
performed.
B) Articles that have undergone "peer review" were sent to and reviewed by
experts on the topic.: A) false
B) true
3. why is the abstract important to your reader?: the abstract is important to the reader because
it summarizes the articles content for the reader and helps them decide whether the article is relevant to their interests.
4. which of the following titles is the most appropriate for an academic journal?
A) climate mediates migration strategies in northern elephant seals
B) success of site fidelity strategies depends on climate in northern elephant
seals
C) the effects of climate on migration strategies in a marine predator
D) climate impacts site fidelity success in a marine predator: A & C
5. what is the purpose of the introduction?: the introduction provides relevant background
information and identifies the problem or knowledge gap
6. Identify whether the following statements are objectives (O), hypothesis (H),
or predictions (P).
A) overfishing of sea urchins will increase the abundance of an invasive algae
species
B) invasive species abundance in an area is determined by their climatic niche.
C) variable rainfall patterns in a desert drive life history differences in 5 plant
species
D) We investigate behavioral plasticity of species and how it may protect species
from climate change.: A) H
B) P
C) P
D) O
7. explain how the purpose of the results differs from the purpose of the discus-
sion: the results will present key findings objectively while the discussion will interpret the key findings subjectively
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hyvw9v
8. Many methods sections start by _____ the physical, chemical, and biological
attributes of the study design. Next, the authors should describe their ______
design and _____ analysis methods. The reader should be able to _____ the steps
exactly without having to ask more questions.: describing; experimental; statistical; perform
9. what is a variable ?: a factor in a scientific experiment that may change
10. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
100 female alligators in Everglades National Park: sample
11. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
Average number of offspring in a nest for all female alligators in Everglades
National Park: parameter
12. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
All female alligators in Everglades National Park: Population
13. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
Average number of offspring in a nest for 100 female alligators in Everglades
National Park: statistic
14. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
The actual level of toxic chemicals present in the entire population of fish: para-
meter
15. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
the entire group of fish species common carp, largemouth bass, and bluegill
present in the local lake.: population
16. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
an estimate of the parameter obtained from analyzing the sample of 100 dead
fish from each species: statistic
17. is this a sample, statistic, parameter, or population example?
a subset of 100 dead fish collected from each species: sample
18. You are studying the impact of pollution on aquatic wildlife in a local lake.
You suspect that toxic chemicals from nearby factories are affecting the health
of the fish populations, leading to higher instances of disease and death.
To test your hypothesis, you plan to collect 100 dead fish from three differ-
ent species: the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio), the Largemouth Bass (Mi-
cropterus salmoides), and the Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). You will analyze
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