Lab 6

Question 1

heading for the lab report should be: 
your name (…, …)
your partner (…, …)
biology 206, section x
date 
the title should be brief and explanatory

Answer 1

last name; first initial

last name; first initial

Question 2

the … is a brief summary of everything that is descried in more detail in the actual report

Answer 2

abstract

Question 3

the introduction of your report should describe the … you were addressing with your experiment and provide … for your research
what general area of bio are you addressing with this experiment? what is the hypothesis? brief description of how you will try to test the hypothesis

Answer 3

questions; context

Question 4

in the … section, you should describe the procedure of your experiment in detail

Answer 4

materials and methods

Question 5

the results of the experiment you conducted are described in the results section, in both … and …

Answer 5

text; figures

Question 6

often, the … is the longest section of a journal article. this is where you describe your … of your results;
discussion includes:
did results support hypothesis? how do the results contribute to the larger area of research described in intro? what questions remain to be explored? do your results suggest further experiments

Answer 6

discussion; interpretation

Question 7

the … and … should be bookends to your full report: ideas introduced in the first one should be returned to in the second one.

Answer 7

introduction; discussion

Question 8

…: in this section, list the full citations of all the articles you cited throughout your paper

Answer 8

literature cited

Question 9

eleven rules for preparing a first draft

work to … your sources
don’t … from your sources
don’t …
think about where you are going before you …
practice …
write to …, not to impress
write for your … and for your …
write your first draft …, not on the computer
support all statements of fact and opinion with …
always distinguish … from …
allow time for …

Answer 9

understand; 
quote
plagiarize
begin to write
summarizing info 
illuminate
classmates; future self
by hand 
evidence
fact; possibility
revision

Question 10

in text citations should be … at the end of the sentence

Answer 10

(author, year)

Question 11

the theis and adler article illustrates that floral fragrance can increase the attraction of … and decrease …, suggesting that florivory as well as pollination has shaped the evolution of floral scent

Answer 11

florivores; plant reproduction

Question 12

they manipulated …, …, and … in the … to determine the effects of increasing … emission and provide the first evidence of a reproductive cost of fragrance

Answer 12

fragrance; pollination; florivores; Texas gourd; fragrance