Practical: Ethical Use of Organisms The safe and ethical use of organisms to measure plant or animal responses or physiological functions When using?live animals?in biological experiments, care mus...
Drawing Conclusions Evaluating experimental results?and?drawing conclusions?from them are two very important skills Evaluation of?results?is a?different skill?from evaluation of the experimental?pr...
Mathematical Analysis of Results Quantitative investigations of variation can involve the interpretation of mean values and their standard deviations A?mean?value describes the average value of a d...
Presenting Experimental Data There are many different types of experiments that can be conducted in biology The data collected from biological experiments can vary greatly across the subject For ex...
Using Appropriate Units It essential that the correct scientific measurements are used when discussing biological experiments Ensure that the?correct symbols?are used in conjunction with the unit o...
Evaluating Experimental Methods Evaluating experimental methods is an important skill for a scientist A good way to evaluate an experimental design is by?repeating the experiment yourself?(using th...
Identification of Variables Types of variables In an experiment, a variable is any factor that could change or be changed There are different types of variables within an experiment The?independent...
Experimental Design Planning is an essential part of experimental biology Preliminary research?can be very helpful when trying to design an experiment to investigate a particular theory or h...
Nature vs Nurture in Brain Development Brain development?refers to the?growth?of the brain and the formation of connections between neurones, or?neural pathways There are a number of?factors that c...
