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AP Bio Task Verbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Explain | Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning to support or qualifiy a claim |
| Calculate | Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer (including algebraic expressions, properly substituted numbers, and correct labeling of units and significant figures) |
| Construct/Draw | Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships or phenomena |
| Describe | Provide relevant characteristics of a specified topic |
| Determine | Decide or conclude after calculations (reasoning, observation, or applying mathematical routines) |
| Evaluate | Judge or determine the significance or importance of information, or the quality or accuracy of a claim |
| Identify | Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation |
| Justify | Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, and/or provide reasoning to explain how that evidence supports or qualifies the claim |
| Make a Claim | Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge |
| Predict/Make a Prediction | Predict the causes or effects of a change in, or disruption to, one or more components in a relationship, pattern, process, or system |
| Represent | Use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts, characteristics, and/or relationships. |
| State | Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defend a claim about a scientifically testable question. |
| Support a Claim | Provide reasoning to explain how evidence supports or qualifies a claim |