ap bio cumulative flash card
4 big ideas of ap bio
evolution, energetics, info storage, transmission
inductive reasoning
coming to a conclusion based purely off past experiences
deductive reasoning
coming to conclusion based off if-then statements (one factual; one circumstantial)
null hypo?
stating that there is no relationship between the ind and dep variable
alt hypo?
stating a potential relationship btwn two variables (positive, negative, inverse)
scientific inquiry
observation + hypo
qualitative data
5 senses
quantitative data
numbers
hypo -> theory -> law
theory- group of hypos summarized
law - comes from math formulas
negative control group
exposed to treatment w NOO effect (nothing happens)
positive control group
exposed to treatment with EXPECTED effect
octet rule
all elements do things to their e- to have a complete valence shell and become stable
covalent bonds
share electrons (non-metals)
electronegativity
ability of an atom to attract e-
3 types of bonds
ionic, covalent, metallic
2 types of covalent
non-polar, polar