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Question 1

Secondary metabolism?

Answer 1

Molecules that allow you to mediate interactions within and between organisms. They are not essential for individual growth and reproduction.

Question 2

When you break down wasabi, what primary molecule changes and how?

Answer 2

Glucosinolate loses a glucose molecules and become isothiocyanate (mustard oil). This is aided by Myrosinase.

Question 3

When mustard oil bomb explodes, that is known as?

Answer 3

Active. This occurs when water is added.

Question 4

Caterpillar growth rate decreases/increases if you have activated wasabi powder?

Answer 4

Decreases

Question 5

Plant secondary metabolites can function as in regards with herbivores?

Answer 5

•plant defenses against antagonists

Question 6

Plant defenses can be overcome by?

Answer 6

the attacker organisms (counter-defense)

Question 7

•Compartmentalizations and modularity of chemical defenses is an example of?

Answer 7

mustard oil bomb

Question 8

How to find the right research question? 4•

Answer 8

•Interference and/or observation
•A research question should be formulate so that multiple answers (hypotheses) are potentially possible.
•N questions that have yes or no answers
•Ideally go back to the most basic concept associated with your study

Question 9

Deriving hypothesis from a question?

Answer 9

Hypotheses are the potential answers to a scientific question. They can include a prediction in the formulation but ideally allow for multiple different predictions.

Question 10

Predictions?

Answer 10

The data you want to see in support of a hypothesis.

Question 11

A good scientific hypothesis differs than a statistical hypothesis how?

Answer 11

A scientific hypothesis must be one of the multiple different answers of a research question. Statistical hypothesis are hard coded mathematical conditions, such as yes or no.

Question 12

Good questions, hypothesis, and predictions? 3•

Answer 12

Questions: Good scientific question is a WHY or HOW question that allows for more than yes/no answers

Hypothesis: Are potential answers to why/how questions. There are differences between scientific and statistical hypotheses

Predictions: Evidence that support a hypothesis. A hypothesis can have multiple predictions that each can be addressed in different ways.

Question 13

Tinbergen’s four questions? 4•

Answer 13

•mechanism
•development
•adaptive function
•evolutionarily

Question 14

You can only formulate an alternative hypothesis if?

Answer 14

Within each level, not across