Biol 211.

Extra Practice and Review

Intro/Scientific Method
1. Mark the dates of each in-class exam and the final in your calendar/planner.
2. Mark the dates of each in-class activity/case study in your calendar/planner.
3. Mark the dates for any other prep assignments in your calendar/planner.
4. Register your Clicker.
5. Register for MasteringBiology- check for assignments that are coming up.
6. Make sure you have your scantrons early! Purchase them at the bookstore, or see if you can
get one free (one per day) at the ASNMSU office.
7. Look at figure 1.3- which levels will we be addressing in Biol 211?
8. What do all the things illustrated in figure 1.11 have in common? (think of as many things as
you can)
9. We looked at figures 1.5, 1.8, 1.7 and 1.6. For each figure, what was the take home message?
10. What are the steps that are typically followed in a scientific investigation?
11. What is a hypothesis?
12. Do we ever conclude that our hypothesis has been proven? Explain your answer.
13. In a controlled experiment, what are the two groups?
14. In a controlled experiment, what is the dependent variable?
15. In a controlled experiment, what is the independent variable?
16. Why do we need to do statistical analyses of data collected in an experiment?
17. You want to know if a particular fertilizer will result in rose bushes that produce larger
roses. Design an experiment to address this. Include your hypothesis, the design, the
independent variable(s) and the dependent variable(s).
18. Review the case study on pages 12-14, and study figure 1.19.

a. What was the independent variable in the experiment?

b. What was the dependent variable?
c. What was the control group?
d. What was the experimental group?
e. Did the data support the hypothesis? (be sure you know what the hypothesis was)
Bring your answers to question #18, as well as your completed atoms prep to class on Tuesday
8/25. We will be using clickers to review this material.
Clicker Questions
If I just come to class and try to memorize a bunch of stuff, I will likely earn a(n) ___ in this
course.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
e. F
Do you earn course points with your clicker?
a. yes, automatically
b. yes, only after you use and register your clicker
c. no, its just for grins
d. it depends on the specific date- only some days are clicker days- I need to check the syllabus
What if you answer a clicker question incorrectly?
a. I have no idea, I guess I need to read the syllabus
b. nothing, it is just for participation
c. I can still earn 0.5 daily clicker points for that question