Bio 150 Lab Final Exam Flashcards
main parts of the flow chart
exploration, testing ideas, community analysis and feedback, benefits and outcomes
community analysis and feedback examples
replication, publication, discussing with colleagues, theory building
testing ideas examples
gather and interpret data
benefits and outcomes examples
develop technology, inform policy, and build knowledge
exploration and discovery examples
explore the literature, ask questions, make observations, share data and ideas, find inspiration
what is the entryway into the process of science?
exploration and discovery
what part of the flow chart did we do on the first day of class?
exploration and discovery
scholarly literature
disseminate information, peer-reviewed, reliable but not always accessible
non scholarly literature
want to make money, not as reliable, not peer reviews, more accessible
primary literature
original research from original people, usually peer reviewed, best for citing, has a methods section (example: journal articles)
secondary literature
second hand summary, sometimes peer reviewed, lacks method section, ok for citing. (example: scientific books)
tertiary literature
third hand’ general background information, not written by experts and rarely peer reviewed, should be avoided. (example: tertiary literature, encyclopedia and textbooks)
what does CRAAP stand for
currency
relevance
accuracy
authority
purpose
scientific testable questions
addressed the issues/ questions using data
non scientific testable questions
addresses issues/ questions using values, beliefs or judgements
independent variable
variation does not depend on another variable
dependent variable
does depend on variation of independent variable
control
designed to show change
descriptive study
scientist is not testing a hypothesis; they are simply making observations
non experimental study
variable is not manipulated and just gathering data to test a hypothesis, examine if there is a relationship between the two variables but not a casual relationship, hypothesis is tested
experimental study
hypothesis tested, variable is manipulated to measure response of dependent variable, good at establishing casual relationships
what studies require independent and dependent variables?
experimental and non experimental studies
correlation
a non experimental study that does not determine causation
pipettor parts
plunger, tip ejector, shaft, pipette tip
how to use a pipette
vertical position
correct volume is middle to top volume range
3 basic steps of PCR
denature, anneal, extend
anneal
temperature reduced to 55 and the PCR primer anneal/ base pair with the DNA template
denature
heat is increase to 94 and the hydrogen bonds break so the two strands separate
extend
heated up to 72. TAQ polymerase binds to the primers and new DNA begins to be synthesized
major ingredients in PCR reaction
DNA template
PCR primers
DNA polymerase
Deoxyribonucelotide (dNTPs)
dna template role in PCR reaction
dna is copied