BI Lab 2
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| scientific method | process of making observations, asking questions, proposing explanations (hypothesis), designing experiments, predicting results, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting you results, and drawing conclusions
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| hypothesis | a possible explanation of the observation or a possible answer to the question
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| endosymbiont | species that lives harmoniously inside another organism
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| controlled experiment | designed to produce results that allow you to either retain or reject the hypothesis
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| experimental group | one factor (the independent variable) is altered in some manner
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| independent variable | the variable or factor that the investigator changes (or manipulates) during the experiment in hopes of affecting the dependent variable
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| dependent variable | what the investigator measures as the outcome of a change in the independent variable
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| control group | the test is performed under the same conditions as in the experimental group except that no change is made to the independent variable
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| controlled variables | variables that are held constant
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| behavior | a response (movement or activity) of an organism to an internal or external stimulus
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| orientation | type of behavior pattern in which an organism turns its body or moves either toward or away from a certain stimulus in the environment
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| kinesis | a simple type of orientation behavior in which an animal changes its rate of locomotion in response to a stimulus
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| slow down, speed up | animals often ________________ locomotion in response to stimuli that are indicative of a favorable environment and ___________________ locomotion in response to stimuli that are indicative of an unfavorable environment
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| anthropomorphic | to attribute human feelings and emotions to other organisms
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| necromones | chemicals (fatty acids such as oleic acid or linoleic acid) that are released from dismembered or dead animals (perhaps killed by a predator)
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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