CE bio

Question 1

Components of a report?

Answer 1

• Title page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials and methods
• Results
• discussion
• references
• appendix

Question 2

Components of the abstract?

Answer 2

• Purpose of the experiment
• Procedures used
• observations/data/results
• conclusions

The abstract gives a general overview of the experiment.

Question 3

What is the function of the introduction?

Answer 3

1. give context to the work being reported (the lab). this is done by discussing relevant primary research literature and summarizing understanding of the problem.
2. state purpose of the work (through hypothesis, question, or problem)
3. explain rationale and approach, and what the possible outcomes could reveal.

Question 4

What is the material and methods?

Answer 4

A specific description of the protocol as well as the methods used throughout the lab. The organisms being studied, where they are being studied, when they are being studied, description of location (if field study), etc.

Question 5

What is the results section?

Answer 5

You cannot present your raw data here. Normally in bar graph, with p value and alpha value to let readers know if results are significant or not.

Question 6

What to talk about it discussion?

Answer 6

What did u expect to find and why?
How did results compare to predictions?
How do u explain these results, and what questions does this bring up?

Question 7

5 stages of the scientific method?

Answer 7

1. ask a clear unambiguous question
2. turn that question into a hypothesis (null and alternate)
3. make a prediction off of hypothesis
4. test prediction, collect data, analyze data
5. draw conclusions

Question 8

What is the 68-95-99.7 rule?

Answer 8

68% of the data will fall within 1 standard deviation of the mean.
95% of the data will fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean.
99.7% of the data will fall within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
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