AH Biology 3.1

State what term describes the prediction that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variable.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Null Hypothesis

• Hypothesis

State what term describes appraisal of a piece of work or scientific report by an independent experiment in the field.

• Peer Review

• Replacement

• Review article

• Plagiarism

State what term describes the prediction of a relationship between the independent and dependent variable.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Null Hypothesis

• Hypothesis

State what term describes copying the work of others without acknowledgement.

• Peer Review

• Replacement

• Review article

• Plagiarism

State what term describes the report that summarises all that is known about a particular topic.

• Peer Review

• Replacement

• Review article

• Plagiarism

State what term describes lowering the numbers of an organism used in a study to minimise harm to a species.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Reduction

• Plagiarism

State what term describes the consideration and adoption of methods to minimise harm to a species.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Refinement

• Reduction

State what term describes the use of an alternative whole organism in a study to minimise harm to a species.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Refinement

• Reduction

State what term describes the repeating of an experiment within the study or independently to improve reliability.

• Replication

• Replacement

• Refinement

• Reduction

Which of the following conclusions can be supported from the information shown?

• Older hens have a higher egg - laying rate than younger hens

• Egg - laying rate decreases faster with age in hens that lay more eggs early in life

• The number of eggs laid throughout life is approximately equal in all three strains

• Egg laying rate in later life is independent of egg laying rate in early years.