Honors Biology Midterm Review PDF
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Honors Biology Midterm Review covers lab safety, the scientific method, and experimental design concepts. Topics addressed include the importance of hypothesis, independent and dependent variables, and methods for improving experiments. The document also includes details on basic measurement.
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Honors Biology Midterm Review Lab Safety -know the general rules Scientific Method and Experimental Deisgn 1. Ask a question 2. Do background research 3. Make a hypothesis 4. Conduct experiments 5. Analysis 6. Conclusion importance/steps...
Honors Biology Midterm Review Lab Safety -know the general rules Scientific Method and Experimental Deisgn 1. Ask a question 2. Do background research 3. Make a hypothesis 4. Conduct experiments 5. Analysis 6. Conclusion importance/steps ○ The outline of an experiment Hypothesis ○ Prediction before the experiment Independent variable vs Dependent Variable ○ The Independent variable is what the scientist changes (x-axis) ○ the dependent variable is what responds to the independent variable (y-axis) Control vs Experimental ○ Control group is the one that does not receive the treatment (used as a comparison) ○ Experimental group receives the treatment How to improve experiments ○ Increase sample size ○ Strategy of measuring/keeping track ○ Control and Experimental group present ○ Peer review ○ Repeat experiment Basic Measurement ○ Ruler measurement
