AP Biology: FRQ Task Verbs (CED)

Front

Provide relevant characteristics of a specified topic.

Back

Describe

Front

Provide info about how/why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence.

Back

Explain

Front

Decide or conclude after reasoning, observation, or applying mathematical routines (calculations).

Back

Determine

Front

Use appropriate graphs, symbols, words, illustrations, and/or tables of numerical values to describe biological concepts. Options: Describe, Determine, Explain, Represent.

Back

Represent

Front

Indicate or provide a hypothesis to support or defend a claim about a scientifically testable question.

Back

State

Front

Provide reasoning to explain how evidence qualifies a claim

Back

Support a claim

Front

Make an assertion that is based on evidence or knowledge

Back

Make a claim

Front

Provide evidence to support, qualify, or defend a claim, or provide reasoning to explain how evidence qualifies claim

Back

Justify

Front

Perform mathematical steps to arrive at a final answer

Back

Calculate

Front

Create a diagram, graph, representation, or model that illustrates or explains relationships.

Back

Construct