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| Perception of a problem that cannot be explained with the presently accepted facts. |
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| The suggestion of a relationship that might explain the cause or reason for the problem. |
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| Why do you need a control? |
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| A control is needed in order to compare the differences between the experiment and the control. Any difference can be attributed to the experimental variable. |
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| What do you do with the data you collected during an experiment? What section of a lab report would you put that in? |
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| You collect the data and conduct an analysis. |
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| Given some data, be able to make a proper graph, labeling axes correctly and giving the graph a title. |
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X=dependent/effect
Y=independent/cause |
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| Be able to do some metric conversions |
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| Given some data regarding a predator/prey experiment, be able to tell me which organisms are best suited to the environment and why. |
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| ones that blend in well are more camouflaged. |
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| What is a benedict’s test? What does it test for? What is a positive result? |
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| Blue solution that tests for sugars. Positive result is an orange colored solution at the bottom of the tube. |
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| What is the iodine test used for? What is a positive result? |
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| Detects starch. A positive result turns blue black. |
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| What is the biuret test used for? What is a positive result? |
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| Detects proteins. Positive results turns blue solution into purple. |
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| What is the Sudan IV test used for? What is a positive result? |
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| Tests for lipids. Positive result is when the red granules dissolve. won't dissolve is aqueous solutions. |
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| biological molecules that produce a reaction by interacting with the substrate. It then produces a product. End in “ase” |
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| What factors affect enzyme activity? |
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| Ph, temperature changes can affect enzyme activities. |
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| Be able to identify the parts of a microscope. (5-2) |
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Ocular ,Nose piece
,Objectives,Stage,Iris diaphragm ,Mechanical stage,Base,Fine adjustment
Coarse adjustment
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| Be able to identify a plant and animal cell under a microscope |
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| animal cells are more likely to be round, plant cells are more square, ridgid |
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| fat tissue. round and sparse |
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| movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration |
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| diffusion of a solvent across a selectively permeable membrane. |
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| shrinks, shrivels up. high concentration outside, low inside |
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bloats, burst. high concentration inside, low outside
think hypodermic needle goes IN |
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| equal concentration in and out |
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| Given these terms be able to tell me whether water will move in or out of a cell and what will happen to that cell |
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hypo goes in, like a needle. bursts
hyper goes out, shrinks. |
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| Give me the complete balanced equation for cellular respiration. |
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| C6 H12 O6 +6 O2---->6CO2 6 H2O + ATP/ENERGY |
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| How do you measure the rate of respiration? |
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| measured by measuring oxygen production or temperature increase |
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| Give me the complete balanced equation for photosynthesis. |
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| 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
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| How could you measure that photosynthesis is occurring? |
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1) Measuring the uptake of CO2
2) Measuring the production of O2 |
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| Given a set of conditions, be able to tell me where the greatest rate of photosynthesis would occur. |
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| What are the phases of the cell cycle? |
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| What phase takes the longest? |
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| What are the phases of cell division? |
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| interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. IPMAT |
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| What phase takes the longest? |
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| Given a karyotype, be able to tell me if it is female or male and normal or abnormal |
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| Gel electrophoresis is a method for separation and analysis of macromolecules (DNA, RNA and proteins) and their fragments, based on their size and charge |
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| What is a restriction enzyme? What does it do? What does it make? |
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| restriction enzyme cuts DNA molecules into bases pairs that for restriction sites. |
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| What is a DNA fingerprint? What does it show? |
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| DNA fingerprint is a unique imprint on everyones fingers. DNA is negatively charged. |
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