Lab 5 Flashcards
What is an Abstract in a scientific article?
A brief summary of the research, including the main findings and conclusions.
What does the Introduction section provide?
Background information, the research question, and the hypothesis.
What is described in the Methods section?
The experimental procedures and materials used.
What is presented in the Results section?
The data and findings of the study.
What does the Discussion section interpret?
The results, implications, and suggests future research directions.
What is included in the Literature Cited section?
All the references cited in the manuscript.
What are Broad Scope Journals?
Journals that cover a wide range of topics, examples include Nature and Science.
What are Narrow Scope Journals?
Journals that focus on specific topics, an example is The Journal of Avian Behaviour.
Why is citing other works important?
It is crucial for academic integrity and acknowledging sources.
What are the components of a scientific citation?
Title, Journal, Authors, Publication year, Volume, Page numbers
What is a primary scientific literature?
A written summary of completed research
What were the treatments for the cellular respiration experiment?
Glucose, sucrose, lactose, lactose + lactase
What were the independent variables of the cellular respiration experiment?
Time
Sugar solution
What were the dependent variables of the cellular respiration experiment?
The respiration rate of yeast
What controls were positive/negative for the cellular respiration experiment?
Lactose + lactase = positive control
Glucose = negative control
How would we graph the change in CO2?
Line graph
To compare the respiration rates, how would we graph the rates?
Bar graph
What was the difference between the production of the Lactose and the Lactose + lactase?
Lactose + lactase had a higher respiration rate
How do both experiments demonstrate how we can demonstrate metabolic processes that we otherwise cannot see at a cellular or molecular level?
We observed the change in the volume of liquid for cellular respiration
We observed the number of leaves that rose for the photosynthesis experiment
What were the treatments of the photosynthesis experiment?
- No CO2, sunlight
- 60mM CO2, sunlight
- 60mM CO2, no sunlight
- Unknown concentration CO2, sunlight
What were the independent variables of the photosynthesis experiment?
Time
Amount of CO2
Light conditions
What were the dependent variables of the photosynthesis experiment?
Photosynthetic rate (oxygen being produced)
What were the controls of the photosynthesis experiment? Positive/negative
Negative: #3: 60mM CO2, No sunlight
Positive: #2: 60mM CO2, sunlight
How would we graph the change in O2 produced in the photosynthesis experiment?
Line graph
How would we graph the photosynthetic rate between treatments?
Bar graph
Which treatments showed the importance of all the external inputs required for photosynthesis?
The ones with the same amount of CO2 but different light conditions. The one without sunlight didn’t change, highlighting the importance of light in photosynthesis
